News Room : Crane Truck Driver in Horrific Borella Crash Was High on Cannabis: Police
The driver of a crane involved in a deadly crash at the Kanatte Junction in Borella early this morning (28) has tested positive for cannabis, authorities confirmed following a medical examination. The accident occurred when the crane, travelling from Rajagiriya towards Bauddhaloka Mawatha, veered off near the Kanatte roundabout and crashed into six motorcycles and three cars that were parked...
News Room : Spot Fine Payments via GovPay Now Active in WP and Highways
The spot fine payment system via GovPay was officially launched today (28 July) in the Western Province and on expressways. Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation, Bimal Rathnayake, made the announcement at a media briefing, stating that relevant officers have been trained to ensure the system’s smooth rollout. As part of the initiative, 1,000 traffic police officers are being...
News Room : Three Maradana Cops Suspended Over Alleged Links to Drug Trafficker
Three police constables attached to the Maradana Police Station have been suspended from duty following their arrest over suspected ties to a known drug trafficker. The officers were taken into custody after evidence emerged linking them to a suspect who was arrested on 23 July by the Colombo Central Division Criminal Investigation Unit. The suspect was found in possession of...
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...