News Room : Not So Happy Ending: Police Constable Arrested for Assaulting Spa Therapist
A police constable has been arrested in connection with the assault and robbery of a therapist at a massage centre in Thalpitiya, Wadduwa, police said. According to Wadduwa Police, the constable had visited the massage centre and, after reportedly making an inappropriate request which was denied, physically assaulted the therapist. He then allegedly stole money from the premises and forcibly...
News Room : Cardinal Ranjith Denounces Same-Sex Marriage, Calls it “Not a Human Right”
Archbishop of Colombo, Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, stated that same-sex marriage “is not a human right and should not be permitted,” condemning what he described as the spread of “corrupt ideologies” in modern society. Speaking at a religious ceremony at St. Anne’s Church in Beruwala, the Cardinal voiced strong opposition to the push for LGBTQ+ rights, claiming it undermines traditional family...
News Room : “FUTURE LIFE: Re-examining Rebirth” – Global Conference on Saṃsāra Held at UoK
An international conference titled “FUTURE LIFE: Re-examining Rebirth”, a scholarly gathering on Saṃsāra in Buddhist philosophy, was held at the Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Kelaniya, with the participation of distinguished international monastic and lay scholars. Organised by the Foundation for Buddhist Brotherhood in collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation, the Buddhist and Pali University of...
News Room : Tee time with Trump – striking balls and deals over 18 holes
Mick Mulvaney thought he had beaten Donald Trump. The president and his White House chief of staff were playing golf at Trump’s Bedminster club in 2019, and Mulvaney was up by one stroke with three holes left. “I slapped him on the shoulder and joked with him, ‘I got you today, old man,'” Mulvaney told the BBC. “He looked at...
News Room : Superman Stokes puts England in command but Rahul, Gill keep India in the fight
Music echoed around Old Trafford this morning. The trumpeter had chosen well. The things Ben Stokes was doing out there was beyond the realms of normal men. So he or she picked up their instrument, put it against their lips and belted out the Superman theme. Paaaa-pa-pa-pa-paaaaaa… England ended day four with 137 runs and two Indian wickets in the...
News Room : Fresh Arrest and New Revelations in Pregnant Deer Killing in Galewela
Police have made fresh breakthroughs in the investigation into the illegal killing of a pregnant deer inside the Heenugala Reserve in Makulugaswewa, Galewela, uncovering further suspects and unlicensed weapons during questioning. Dambulla Assistant Superintendent of Police W.G.M.M. Chandrasiri confirmed that one more individual has been arrested as investigations deepened following the initial arrests made on 25 July. Among the first...
News Room : Southwest flight plummets, injuring flight attendants
A Southwest Airlines plane rapidly dropped in elevation after departing from the Los Angeles area on Friday, with passengers posting online that the pilot was forced to rapidly change course to avoid a potential collision with another aircraft. Flight 1496 from Hollywood Burbank Airport to Las Vegas plummeted rapidly, lifting passengers out of their seats and injuring two flight attendants. The...
News Room : STF returns to anti-underworld operations
Police commandos gun down one of their cashiered sergeants The STF has resumed anti-underworld operations, with a pre-dawn raid in Kahatuduwa yesterday (25) resulting in the death of a contract killer linked to the notorious gang led by underworld figure ‘Kos Malli’. Investigations have revealed that the deceased, a cashiered STF sergeant, identified as Jeevan Chamara Janaka (40) from Dehiwala, had been involved...
News Room : ‘Artist’ Vinod Tharanga Arrested Over Bribery Allegations
Artist Vinod Tharanga has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) in connection with a bribery complaint. According to the Commission, the suspect was taken into custody for allegedly soliciting a bribe of Rs. 30,000 each from two individuals — a school principal residing in Mathugama and an Air Force officer from Ahungalla. The complaint...
News Room : Police Warn: Don’t Fall for Emails Claiming to Be from IGP
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has warned the public about a fake PDF document being circulated via email and WhatsApp, falsely bearing the name of the Acting Inspector General of Police. According to the CID, the fraudulent messages have been sent from the following email addresses: judicial.gov-srilanka@execs.com polcermp@gmail.com andrep.atricia885@gmail.com ecowastaxs@gmail.com ccybermp@gmail.com vinicarvalh08@hotmail.com The police have clarified that these emails were not sent by the Sri Lanka Police...