News Room : Canadian Woman Arrested at BIA for Smuggling Rs. 17.5 Million Worth of Hashish
A 20-year-old Canadian woman has been arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for attempting to smuggle Hashish worth approximately Rs. 17.5 million into Sri...
News Room : North Korean hackers cash out hundreds of millions from $1.5bn ByBit hack – The Island
The Nigerian Senate has suspended a female senator after she accused its presiding officer of sexual harassment. Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was barred from office from...
News Room : Fingers or forks?
We grew up cleaning teeth using ground charcoal readily available in most households as ordinary people used firewood for cooking. Then came a noticeable...
News Room : SLN making preparations for Katchatheevu festival
By Dinasena Rathugamage The Navy is making preparations for the Katchatheevu festival, scheduled to be held on 14 and 15 March, at St. Anthony’s shrine. The...
News Room : Vraie Cally Balthazar Announced as NPP’s Colombo Mayoral Candidate
NPP Executive Committee member Vraie Cally Balthazar has been announced as the Mayoral Candidate for the Colombo Municipal Council in the upcoming Local Government...
News Room : Voll’s 99* sets up dramatic win as UP Warriorz survive late Rana scare
UP Warriorz went out of WPL 2025 in the most thrilling manner, and they took defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru along with them. This...
News Room : Land Allotted to Murali’s Company Triggers Fierce Debate in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly
CPI(M) MLA Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami has questioned the allotment of land to Sri Lankan cricket legend Muttiah Muralitharan in Kathua, during the ongoing budget...
News Room : “Mr. President, Bravo! My Heart is With You” – IMF Chief Lauds AKD
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, lauded President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during a Zoom meeting yesterday (7 March). The discussion focused...
News Room : Wind Power Project with Adani Group Not Canceled, Minister Kumara Jayakody Confirms
Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, clarified that the wind power project, previously planned with India’s Adani Group, has not been cancelled. This statement was...
News Room : “No Woman is Safe Until Every Woman is Safe” – PM Harini Amarasuriya’s Call for Transformative Action on IWD 2025
On International Women’s Day 2025, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya delivered a powerful speech calling for urgent and transformative action to dismantle deep-rooted inequalities...