News Room : Justice for Charith: BASL Files Landmark Case Over University Ragging Tragedy
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has filed a fundamental rights petition in the Supreme Court following the harrowing suicide of 23-year-old Charith...
News Room : What Takes Priority – School Reputation or Children’s Wellbeing? PM Harini Questions School Principals
Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya has raised serious concerns over how incidents of violence against children within schools are being handled, questioning whether school...
News Room : Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis Fuel Kollywood Hit: ‘Tourist Family’ Crosses ₹750M Mark
Tourist Family, the debut film of director Abishan Jeevinth, is proving to be 2025’s breakout Tamil hit, crossing an impressive Rs 75 crore at...
News Room : Sri Lankan Man Caught Smuggling Live Animals at Thailand Airport
Enhanced security checks on international flights at Suvarnabhumi Airport have resulted in the arrest of two foreign nationals attempting to smuggle live wild animals,...
News Room : Crowds overrun US-backed group’s new aid distribution site in Gaza
Thousands of Palestinians have overrun an aid distribution site in Gaza set up by a controversial US and Israeli-backed group, a day after it...
News Room : IPL 2025: Jitesh 85* trumps Pant 118* as Royal Challengers Bengaluru make Qualifier 1
Royal Challlengers Bengaluru (RCB) stormed into Qualifier 1 of IPL 2025 as stand-in captain Jitesh Sharma’s 85 not out off 33 balls helped them...
News Room : SLT-MOBITEL and Department of Pensions renew partnership to enhance digital access – The Island
One of Sri Lanka’s fastest growing finance companies, Mahindra Ideal Finance Limited (MIFL), posted robust top and bottom-line performance for the financial year ended...
News Room : Wimal Says He’s Next on Bribery Commission’s 40-Politician Arrest List
Amid a series of indictments against politicians by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal...
News Room : Regret or Not? – Nalinda Grilled on Malini Fonseka’s Rs 5.5 Million President’s Fund Grant
Responding to a question during a Cabinet media briefing, Cabinet Spokesperson Dr Nalinda Jayatissa said he revealed only the list of Members of Parliament...
News Room : Why Was Malini Fonseka’s Funeral Not Given State Honours? – Government Responds
Cabinet Spokesperson Nalinda Jayatissa today addressed growing public concern over whether the government accorded full state honours for the funeral of Sri Lankan cinema...