News Room : Suspended IGP Writes to Acting IGP Over Alleged Death Threats
Suspended Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon has reportedly requested police protection, citing threats to his life, allegedly from underworld figure Kanjipani Imran, several daily newspapers have reported today (2 May). Accordingly, Tennakoon submitted a written request to Acting IGP Priyantha Weerasuriya on Thursday (1 May), following reports of a death threat issued by Imran. The request comes amid claims...
News Room : Party leaders to meet today to fix date for resumption of debate on Batalanda
Party leaders are scheduled to meet today in the Parliamentary complex to fix a date for the resumption of the debate on the Batalanda Commission report.The Committee on Parliamentary Business is scheduled to meet today from 9.30 am. A decision on parliamentary business for the next sitting week will be taken at the meeting. During the meeting a decision is expected...
News Room : Two persons arrested while attempting to travel overseas with forged Polish visas
Two suspects who attempted to travel overseas using passports with forged Polish visas were arrested by the Katunayake Unit of the CID on Monday (30). The two suspects are residents of Demodara and Beligala, aged 31 and 38. The CID has launched an investigation into the individuals who prepared the forged visas for the suspects. The suspects were scheduled to be...
News Room : Death of Sabaragamuwa Uni Student: Anthare (IUSF) Breaks Silence on Ragging Allegation
A 23-year-old second-year student from the Department of Engineering Technology at Sabaragamuwa University has died by suicide, reportedly due to a distressing ragging incident. The student, Charith Dilshan, had attended the university’s New Year festival on 27 April and returned to his home in Ihalagama, Gampola, the following day. On the evening of 29 April, he was found dead. Family...
News Room : Reason for RW’s Longtime Security Chief’s Sudden Transfer Revealed
The chief security officer of former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been transferred from his post following allegations he attempted to access a phone call involving a detainee under Criminal Investigation Department custody (CID) Chief Inspector Ashoka Ariyawansa, who has served on Wickremesinghe’s security detail for over two decades — including 15 years as his principal security officer —...
News Room : Opposition Leader Urges Workers to Break Free from ‘Isolated Poverty’ and Reclaim Rights
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, in his May Day message, urged Sri Lanka’s working people to transcend a “mindset rooted in isolated poverty” and embrace their role in shaping global economic stability, warning that the current government has abandoned the promises it made to workers. Premadasa said that the working class, long recognised as the backbone of the national economy, must...
News Room : Labour Day Marks New Chapter for Workers After Years of Oppression – PM
Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya, in her 2025 May Day message, declared that this year’s International Workers’ Day is a celebration of a historic turning point in Sri Lanka, as the country emerges from “five years of oppression by the ruling class” under a newly elected people’s government. In her statement marking the 139th International Workers’ Day, Amarasuriya said the...
News Room : Labour Day Message: President Calls for Global Rethink of Human Rights in Digital Age
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his first May Day message as Head of State, called on the working people of Sri Lanka to unite in solidarity and take a leading role in rebuilding the nation, which he said is undergoing a “profound and progressive transformation.” Reflecting on the origins of International Workers’ Day, the President paid tribute to the workers...
News Room : IPL 2025: Shreyas, Prabhsimran and Chahal eliminate Chennai Super Kings
A four-wicket 19th over from Yuzvendra Chahal, including his second IPL hat-trick, turned a topsy-turvy game at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, putting Punjab Kings (PBKS) on the road to a four-wicket win and sealing the end of Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) playoffs hopes. Until that over, CSK were poised to breach 200 for only the second time in IPL 2025,...
News Room : Mehidy’s heroics with bat and ball helps Bangladesh level series
Mehidy Hasan Miraz single-handedly routed Zimbabwe on the third day of the Chattogram Test. He made 104 to help Bangladesh post 444 before taking five wickets to bundle Zimbabwe out for 111 to hand his side an innings win. Bangladesh broke their streak of six consecutive home Test defeats. They had lost to New Zealand, Sri Lanka and South Africa,...