News Room : SC Informed Male-Only Recruitment Rule for Station Masters Will Be Amended
The Attorney General yesterday (27) informed the Supreme Court that the Cabinet has been requested to amend the gazette notification which restricted applications for railway station master posts exclusively to male candidates. This was revealed by Senior State Counsel Nayanathara Balapatabendi, who appeared on behalf of the Attorney General, during the hearing of a fundamental rights petition filed by two...
News Room : Second Generation launches protest campaign against Geneva betrayal – The Island
The SJB yesterday (27) took the government to task for appointing Seevali Arukgoda as Director General of Customs despite serious allegations against him over the irregular release of 323 containers. Addressing the media at the SJB party headquarters, Colombo, SJB MP Mujibur Rahuman said a committee appointed by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake had held Arukgoda responsible for failing in his...
News Room : Disciplinary Inquiry Against Dr. Bellana Over Comments on RW’s Health
Acting Health Minister Hansaka Wijemuni announced today (27) that a disciplinary inquiry will be initiated against Dr Rukshan Bellana, Deputy Director of the Colombo National Hospital, for disclosing details about the health condition of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe to the media while he was under treatment at the hospital in remand custody. Speaking earlier at a media briefing, Bellana...
News Room : Tilak Marapana PC: Ranil’s Arrest Could Tarnish Sri Lanka’s Global Standing
President’s Counsel Tilak Marapana, appearing for former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, told the Fort Magistrate’s Court yesterday (26) that his client’s arrest had shocked the world and described it as “an absurd act.” Wickremesinghe was granted bail, with the Court considering his health condition as an exceptional factor. The case will be taken up again on 29 October. Drawing the Court’s attention...
News Room : Deshabandu Tennakoon Granted Bail – Asian Mirror
The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (27) ordered the release on bail of former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon, who had been in remand over the assault on protesters during the 2022 Aragalaya. Magistrate Nilupuli Lankapura issued the order after considering submissions made by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Deputy Solicitor General representing the Attorney General’s Department.
News Room : The battle to save China’s rare snub-nosed monkey
Until the 1980s people roamed the mountains of Shennongjia in central China hunting monkeys for their meat and fur. Poor farmers were still clearing vast areas of trees, and as their environment collapsed around them, so did the local population of golden snubbed-nosed monkeys, dropping below 500 in the wild. This was the situation when new graduate Yang Jingyuan arrived in...
News Room : Ukraine admits Russia has entered key region of Dnipropetrovsk
Ukrainian forces have acknowledged that Russia’s military has crossed into the eastern industrial region of Dnipropetrovsk and is trying to establish a foothold. “This is the first attack of such a large scale in Dnipropetrovsk region,” Viktor Trehubov, of the Dnipro Operational-Strategic Group of Troops told the BBC, although he made clear their advance had been stopped. Russia has claimed throughout...
News Room : Sri Lanka’s apparel exports record 9% growth in July 2025 – The Island
Tea Avenue, Sri Lanka’s flagship tea café brand with a heritage spanning four generations, today announced its official entry into the Indian market through a strategic partnership with FranGlobal, the international arm of Franchise India Group. This milestone marks Tea Avenue’s first step outside Sri Lanka and into one of the world’s most dynamic tea markets, underscoring the brand’s...
News Room : Macroeconomic factors fuel upswing in stock investor sentiment – The Island
The CSE bounced back yesterday because investor sentiment had improved as a result of macroeconomic fundamentals proving conducive to business, market analysts said. The stock market closed up after some volatility but both indices moved upwards. The All Share Price Index moved up by 37.8 points, while the S&P SL20 closed up 0.39 percent, or 23.50 points, at 6,066, provisional...
News Room : RW Unlikely to be Presented in Court Today: Prisons Spokesperson
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe is unlikely to be presented before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (26), as he remains under medical observation at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the National Hospital in Colombo. Prisons spokesperson said Wickremesinghe, who was transferred from the Prison Hospital to the National Hospital on medical advice, continues to receive treatment and remains under...