News Room : Forgery Suspected in Presidential Pardon to Financial Fraud Convict; CID Launches Investigation
The recent controversy surrounding the release of a financial fraud convict from Anuradhapura Prison under the Presidential Pardon for Vesak Poya Day has revealed...
News Room : Strike by Supplementary Health Staff Winds Down, Lab Professionals Remain Defiant
The strike launched by the Joint Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine (JCPSM) came to an end at 8:00 a.m. today (7 June), with...
News Room : Relief Flight Dispatched After SriLankan Plane Grounded in Indonesia Due to Technical Fault
A special relief flight, UL 302, departed from Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) to Medan International Airport in Sumatra, Indonesia, to transport 101 passengers and...
News Room : Backlash Against Govt Over Presidential Pardon for Financial Fraud Convict on Vesak Poya Day
The government is facing a backlash following the release of a convicted financial fraudster from Anuradhapura Prison under a presidential pardon granted on Vesak...
News Room : Gotabaya and BNS Should Be Named as Suspects in Rs. 27.6 Million Flood Project Misuse Case, Court Told
Former Defence Ministry Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Bathiya Jayakody and Santhush Weeraman should be named as suspects in a case involving the misuse of public...
News Room : Trump confirms China trip after ‘very good’ call with Xi
Donald Trump has said he will visit China after speaking to its leader Xi Jinping over the phone. The US president said he had reciprocated...
News Room : Govt. threatens to introduce maximum retail price for salt
The government yesterday warned that it would introduce a Maximum Retail Price (MRP) for salt within the week if attempts to inflate prices continued.Trade...
News Room : Lose Yourself… in a USD109 Million Lawsuit: Eminem Sues Meta
Eminem’s music publishing company, Eight Mile Style, has filed a massive lawsuit against tech giant Meta, accusing it of copyright infringement for the unauthorised...
News Room : Woman Sentenced to Prison for Attempting to Sell 2-Day-Old Baby
The Colombo High Court has sentenced a 46-year-old mother of three to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for attempting to sell her two-day-old infant...
News Room : Train Accident Averted Thanks to Civilian’s Quick Thinking at Panadura
A train accident was averted this morning (5) thanks to the quick thinking and bravery of a civilian who risked his life to stop...