News Room : Estonia seeks Nato consultation after Russian jets violate airspace
Estonia has requested a consultation with other Nato members after Russian warplanes violated its airspace on Friday. Estonia’s foreign ministry condemned the incursion as “brazen”. It said three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets entered the Estonian skies “without permission and remained there for a total of 12 minutes” over the Gulf of Finland. A Nato spokesperson said the military alliance “responded immediately...
News Room : MSF Scientific Days Asia 2025 Highlights Urgent Need for Community-Led Healthcare
Researchers, activists, and community leaders from across Asia gathered in Colombo for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Scientific Days Asia 2025, calling for an urgent shift towards healthcare systems driven by community voices, equity, and accountability. Held in collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, and the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement of Sri Lanka, this year’s conference brought together over...
News Room : Special Police Unit at SLBFE to Probe Foreign Job Complaints
A special police investigation unit has been established at the head office of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) to provide swift solutions to complaints related to foreign employment. The unit comprises 16 police officers, including a Chief Inspector of Police, who have been assigned to investigate and resolve issues efficiently. Established in 1985 under the Foreign Employment Act,...
News Room : Rohitha Ordered to Provide Statement Over H’tota Port’s Rock
Kaduwela Magistrate Aruna Buddhadasa has ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to obtain a statement from former Ports Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena within two weeks regarding an alleged fraud of Rs. 20 million, committed by promising to award a rock deposit removal tender at the Hambantota Port. The order was issued when the CID’s investigation into a complaint against a person...
News Room : Magnitude 7.8 quake shakes Russia’s Far East region, prompts tsunami alert
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has struck the Kamchatka region in Russia’s Far East in what the US Geological Survey has called an “aftershock” from a massive earlier quake in July. The quake early on Friday triggered a series of tsunami warnings in the region, but despite waves reaching some shores, there were no reports of damage. The US Geological Survey said...
News Room : Magnitude 7.8 quake shakes Russia’s Far East region, prompts tsunami alert
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has struck the Kamchatka region in Russia’s Far East in what the US Geological Survey has called an “aftershock” from a massive earlier quake in July. The quake early on Friday triggered a series of tsunami warnings in the region, but despite waves reaching some shores, there were no reports of damage. The US Geological Survey said...
News Room : Battling a rare brain-eating disease in an Indian state
On the eve of Onam, the most joyous festival in India’s Kerala state, 45-year-old Sobhana lay shivering in the back of an ambulance, drifting into unconsciousness as her family rushed her to a medical college hospital. Just days earlier, the Dalit (formerly known as untouchables) woman, who earned her living bottling fruit juices in a village in Malappuram district, had...
News Room : CEB Unions Defy AKD’s Warning, Vow to Continue TU Actions
Trade unions of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), which have long opposed restructuring and alleged moves towards privatisation, have intensified their trade union action. As part of their campaign, CEB workers staged a two-day sick note protest on 17 and 18 September. Parallel to this, workers from the Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Ltd (CPSTL) staged a protest outside the CEB...
News Room : 3.9-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Seas Off Trincomalee
A 3.9-magnitude earthquake was detected on Thursday (18) in the sea area off Trincomalee, the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) reported. According to a bulletin from the GSMB’s Seismic Monitoring Centre, the tremor occurred at 4.06 p.m. about 60 kilometres northeast of Trincomalee.
News Room : Former Navy Intelligence Chief Arrested
Former Chief of Intelligence of the Sri Lanka Navy Rear Admiral Sarath Mohotti was arrested this afternoon (18). Police Media Spokesperson, Assistant Superintendent of Police F.U. Wuththlar, confirmed that the arrest was carried out by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Further details regarding the arrest or the charges have not yet been disclosed.