News Room : Gampola Magistrate Receives Threatening Anonymous Letters, Investigation Commenced
Gampola Magistrate Kanchana Kodithuwakku has lodged a complaint with the Gampola Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), stating that she has received anonymous letters containing threats and defamatory remarks. The letters have reportedly increased in frequency following several rulings she has delivered in ongoing court cases. In her complaint, Magistrate Kodituwakku has urged police to launch a full investigation, trace...
News Room : President Praises Treasury Secretary Siriwardena, Discloses High-Level Foreign Appointment
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (2) praised Finance Ministry Secretary Mahinda Siriwardena for his pivotal role in leading tax and institutional reforms during a critical period in Sri Lanka’s recent history. Speaking at the inauguration of National Tax Week, President Dissanayake highlighted that Sri Lanka had, over time, become a country with one of the lowest tax-to-GDP ratios in the...
News Room : Health Ministry Clarifies Immunoglobulin Quality Concerns
The Ministry of Health has issued a statement addressing recent reports concerning the human immunoglobulin medication. The statement, signed by Specialist Dr Ananda Wijewickrama, Chairman of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA), clarifies the matter. According to the statement, the Indian-manufactured immunoglobulin drug in question was granted registration in Sri Lanka in April 2023. This registration was issued by the NMRA...
News Room : Haris stars with unbeaten 107 as Pakistan complete whitewash
Mohammad Haris’ maiden T20I century gunned down the 197-run target against Bangladesh in the third T20I in Lahore. Pakistan coasted to a seven-wicket win to complete an impressive 3-0 series win, testing themselves in the third game by deciding to chase a total. They won with 2.4 overs to spare, giving their new style of batting a huge confidence...
News Room : Joe Root’s magnificent 166* drives England to 309-run chase, and series win
England did not quite turn their back on Joe Root as a limited-overs batter, but certainly the schedule threatened to axe him from white-ball cricket. A couple of crises and a change of management later, here Root was in Cardiff, unfurling perhaps the best of his 18th ODI hundreds, a career-best 166 not out. His first 42 runs put him...
News Room : Sensational Shreyas Iyer powers Punjab Kings to second IPL final
The Jasprit Bumrah yorker isn’t invincible. Not even when it starts to tail. Shreyas Iyer met it with extraordinary coolness and an open face of the bat to find a boundary. It gave him the 61st run of an enormously impressive innings and reinforced a feeling of helplessness on Mumbai Indians (MI). They were staring into the eyes of...
News Room : Sri Lankan Tourist Attacked in Pattaya after Gender Dispute with Transwoman
A Sri Lankan tourist was assaulted by a transgender woman armed with high heel shoes on the city’s beach road Saturday night after he daringly touched her genitals twice to verify her gender–then refused to pay or proceed with any services. Police and rescuers from Sawangboribul Foundation were called to Soi 13/3 on Pattaya Beach Road at about 10.30pm where...
News Room : Teen Admitted to Hospital with Stomach Pain Revealed to Be Pregnant; 52-year-old Man Arrested
A 14-year-old girl who was hospitalised due to abdominal pain has been found to be pregnant, according to medical examinations. Reports state that the girl, a resident of the Kelburne Estate in Haputale, was admitted to the Diyatalawa Hospital by her parents last night (31 May) after she began experiencing severe abdominal pain. Following a medical examination, doctors discovered that the...
News Room : Illegal Vendors, Beggars and Filth: Govt Announces New Plans to Reduce Kandy Traffic
Deputy Minister of Transport Prasanna Gunasena has announced a decisive plan to tackle Kandy’s growing traffic congestion, focusing on the underuse of pedestrian underpass network in the city. Speaking to the media, the Deputy Minister revealed that while underpass systems exist in central Kandy and nearby areas such as Getambe, they remain largely unused due to several preventable issues. These...
News Room : Who Is Opal Suchata? – 10 Things You Need To Know About Miss World 2025
The Global celebration of beauty and intelligence, the Miss World 2025 grand finale, took place in India at the beautiful venue of the HITEX Exhibition Centre in Hyderabad, Telangana. The event brought together contestants from over 100 countries, each of them competing for the Miss World crown. Amid all the performances, cultural celebrations, and an inspiring “Beauty with a...