News Room : Girlfriend Who Jumped into River to Save Boyfriend Goes Missing
A 26-year-old university student has gone missing after reportedly falling into the Mahaweli Vyāna Canal near the 17th Mile Post in Mapakadawewa along the Mahiyangana–Badulla Road, according to Mahiyanganaya Police. The missing woman has been identified as Rashmi Lakshika Mendis, a student of Rajarata University. At the time of the incident, she had been travelling with her boyfriend from the...
News Room : Hermann, van der Dussen fifties knock Zimbabwe out
Corbin Bosch and Nandre Burger stifled Zimbabwe with the ball, and rookie Rubin Hermann struck his maiden T20I fifty to secure South Africa’s place in the T20I tri-series final – while knocking the hosts out – in a seven wicket win in Harare. Zimbabwe’s total of 144 for 6 was too little to trouble South Africa. Their third loss in...
News Room : About 50 Paintings Go ‘Missing’ from National Art Gallery Amid Prolonged ‘Renovation’
A major art scandal has emerged with the revelation that 47 valuable and historic paintings from the National Art Gallery (Kalabhavana) have gone missing. Among the missing works are paintings now allegedly in the possession of the brother-in-law of a former minister from the Yahapalana government, while several others are reportedly held by a prominent businessman linked to the...
News Room : Husband Arrested over Death of Chavakachcheri Add. Divisional Secretary
The husband of Tamilini Satheesan, the late Assistant Divisional Secretary of Chavakachcheri in Jaffna, has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on suspicion over her death, police confirmed yesterday (19). Tamilini, who was six months pregnant at the time of her death, reportedly died in a fire on 15 February 2025. According to her husband’s statement to the...
News Room : Saudi Arabia’s ‘Sleeping Prince’ Dies after 20 Years in Coma
Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal Al Saud, widely known as Saudi Arabia’s “Sleeping Prince,” has passed away at the age of 36 after spending nearly two decades in a coma. His family confirmed his death over the weekend, bringing an emotional end to one of the kingdom’s most heart-rending royal stories. “With hearts full of faith in Allah’s decree and...
News Room : Deceased Man ‘Signs’ Land Transfer Documents 5 Years After Death, COPE Reveals
A startling revelation was made during a recent Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) meeting regarding a suspicious land transaction involving a deceased individual. The case revolves around a person named Charles Neville Udalagama and a land parcel known as “Male 81” in the Matale District. Initial Land Claim and Transfer Charles Neville Udalagama was originally allocated 44 acres of land in...
News Room : Politicians Built 22 Hotels with Pools in Protected Lake Areas of Anuradhapura
Deputy Minister of Irrigation Susil Ranasinghe revealed that politicians have constructed hotels with swimming pools within the reserved areas of 22 reservoirs in the Anuradhapura District. He stated that the Department of Irrigation and the Department of Surveying have jointly decided to demarcate the reservations of these reservoirs. The deputy minister made these comments during the recent Anuradhapura District Coordination...
News Room : Showers above 75 mm are likely at some places in the Sabaragamuwa province and in Nuwara-Eliya, Kandy, Galle and Matara districts – The Island
Warning for strong winds and rough seas. Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre at 10.00 a.m. on 19 July 2025 for the period until 10.00 a.m. on 20 July 2025 The sea areas extending from Puttalam to Pottuvil via Colombo, Galle Hambantota will be rough or very rough with strong gusty winds up to (60-70) kmph. The wave height...
News Room : Former SIS Chief Nilantha Jayawardena Sacked from Police Service
The National Police Commission has decided to dismiss former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director and Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (SDIG) Nilantha Jayawardena from the police service. This decision follows a disciplinary inquiry which found Jayawardena guilty of failing to take appropriate action based on intelligence received prior to the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks. The Commission, chaired by retired...
News Room : Appeal Court Frees 80-Year-Old Woman Sentenced to Death Over 1993 Murder
The Appeal Court yesterday (18) ordered the release of an approximately 80-year-old woman who had been sentenced to death by the Hambantota High Court for a murder committed over three decades ago. The order was issued after the Appeals Court considered a petition filed by the woman challenging her conviction and death sentence. The case stemmed from the killing of...