News Room : Over Rs. 40 Million in Assets Seized from Drug Trafficker
Over Rs. 40 million worth of assets believed to have been acquired through drug trafficking have been confiscated under the Prevention of Money Laundering...
News Room : Dr Nadeesha Chandrasena Felicitated by PM Harini for WIPO Award
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya met with Dr Nadeesha Chandrasena, the visionary Sri Lankan inventor behind the award-winning Smart Drain system, following its global recognition...
News Room : Girlfriend Who Jumped into River to Save Boyfriend Goes Missing
A 26-year-old university student has gone missing after reportedly falling into the Mahaweli Vyāna Canal near the 17th Mile Post in Mapakadawewa along the...
News Room : Hermann, van der Dussen fifties knock Zimbabwe out
Corbin Bosch and Nandre Burger stifled Zimbabwe with the ball, and rookie Rubin Hermann struck his maiden T20I fifty to secure South Africa’s place...
News Room : About 50 Paintings Go ‘Missing’ from National Art Gallery Amid Prolonged ‘Renovation’
A major art scandal has emerged with the revelation that 47 valuable and historic paintings from the National Art Gallery (Kalabhavana) have gone missing....
News Room : Husband Arrested over Death of Chavakachcheri Add. Divisional Secretary
The husband of Tamilini Satheesan, the late Assistant Divisional Secretary of Chavakachcheri in Jaffna, has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on...
News Room : Saudi Arabia’s ‘Sleeping Prince’ Dies after 20 Years in Coma
Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal Al Saud, widely known as Saudi Arabia’s “Sleeping Prince,” has passed away at the age of 36 after...
News Room : Deceased Man ‘Signs’ Land Transfer Documents 5 Years After Death, COPE Reveals
A startling revelation was made during a recent Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) meeting regarding a suspicious land transaction involving a deceased individual. The...
News Room : Politicians Built 22 Hotels with Pools in Protected Lake Areas of Anuradhapura
Deputy Minister of Irrigation Susil Ranasinghe revealed that politicians have constructed hotels with swimming pools within the reserved areas of 22 reservoirs in the...
News Room : Showers above 75 mm are likely at some places in the Sabaragamuwa province and in Nuwara-Eliya, Kandy, Galle and Matara districts – The Island
Warning for strong winds and rough seas. Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre at 10.00 a.m. on 19 July 2025 for the...