News Room : Ceylon Bank Employees’ Union threatens strike over unresolved issues
The Ceylon Bank Employees’ Union (CBEU) has decided to resort to trade union action unless the government takes urgent action to redress bank employees’...
News Room : OPD and emergency treatment unit at De Soysa Hospital for Women, Colombo, refurbished
ATG Group of Companies, Colombo in collaboration with the Ministry of Health Sri Lanka and Muslim Aid Sri Lanka, supported the complete refurbishment of...
News Room : ‘Praja Shakthi’ National Programme scheduled to be launched on July 4
The ‘Praja Shakthi’ National Programme, initiated by the current government with the aim of empowering communities and ensuring the equitable distribution of economic benefits,...
News Room : Court Orders Separate Police and Air Force Probes into Deadly Maduru Oya Helicopter Crash
The Acting Magistrate of Dehiattakandiya, Y. Rajapaksha, yesterday (24) directed the Sri Lanka Police and the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) to conduct separate...
News Room : “Surgeries on the Dead?”: What CIABOC and Defence Told Court in Dr Maheshi Wijeratne’s Case
Colombo’s Chief Magistrate’s Court heard explosive testimony yesterday (24) in the case against Dr Maheshi Soorasinghe Wijeratne, Consultant Neurosurgeon at Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital,...
News Room : 22 South Eastern University Students Suspended Over Inhumane Ragging Video
Twenty-two students from the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka have been suspended in connection with a disturbing ragging incident involving first-year undergraduates. The suspension...
News Room : Israel – Iran Conflict: Emirates resumes scheduled operations after ‘minimal disruption’
Dubai’s flagship carrier Emirates announced on Tuesday that it has resumed regularly scheduled operations following minimal disruption caused by heightened tensions in the Gulf...
News Room : “I Used Candlelight at Night” – Deshabandu Tells Inquiry Committee, Denies Evading Arrest
Suspended Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Thennakoon appeared before a parliamentary committee yesterday (23) investigating his conduct during his tenure. This was his...
News Room : ‘No Ties with NPP, Always Namal’s Man’ – Galle’s New SLPP Deputy Mayor Hits Back
Former Galle Mayor and newly appointed Deputy Mayor of Galle, Priyantha Sahabandu, has firmly denied any association with the National People’s Power (NPP), stating...
News Room : Don’t Cry Wolf: Police to Prosecute Misuse of 119 Hotline
The 119 Police Emergency Hotline is a specialised service of the Sri Lanka Police, established with the primary objective of providing rapid police assistance...