News Room : Ranil Wickremesinghe Arrested – A First in SL’s Presidential History
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested this afternoon (22) after providing a statement to the CID regarding an ongoing investigation. Wickremesinghe had arrived at the FCID earlier in the day in response to a summons to record his statement. The investigation centres on his visit to London during his presidency to attend the graduation ceremony of his wife, Professor Maithree...
News Room : Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Northern, North-Central, Central, Uva and Eastern provinces and in Hambantota district after 1.00 p.m. – The Island
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 22 AUGUST 2025Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 22 August 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Atmospheric conditions are getting favorable for evening thundershowers in the Northern, North-Central, Central, Uva and Eastern provinces during the next few days. Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Northern, North-Central, Central, Uva and Eastern provinces and in Hambantota district after...
News Room : USS Santa Barbara departs island
The United States Navy Ship (USS) Santa Barbara (LCS 32) which arrived in Colombo, departed the island on Thursday (21) The Sri Lanka Navy bade customary farewell to the departing ship at the Port of Colombo, following naval traditions.
News Room : Deshabandu Tennakoon Remanded Over ‘Aragalaya’ Attack
Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), has been remanded until 27 August by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (21). CID officers arrested the former police chief at his residence yesterday (20) in connection with investigations into the violent attack on the ‘Aragalaya’ protest site at Galle Face Green...
News Room : Presidential Committee Invites Public Complaints on Corruption at SriLankan
The Presidential Special Investigation Commitee appointed to probe fraud, corruption, and irregularities at Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited and SriLankan Airlines has called on the public to submit complaints, views, and proposals. The committee was established under Cabinet Decision No. 25/1145/801/018, approved on 1 July 2025, following a Cabinet paper presented by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on...
News Room : Elderly Woman’s Rs. 96 Million Lottery Win Stolen by Three
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested three individuals, including a lottery sales agent and a woman, for allegedly defrauding an elderly woman of Rs. 96,298,759.58 that she had rightfully won from a lottery ticket. Police said the woman from Haputale won the jackpot under draw number 1630 of the Dhana Nidhanaya lottery on 18 September 2024. However, investigations revealed...
News Room : Deshabandu Tennakoon to Be Produced in Court Today
Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), is scheduled to be produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (21). CID officers took the former police chief into custody at his residence yesterday (20), in connection with investigations into the violent attack on the ‘Aragalaya’ protest site at Galle Face...
News Room : The Men’s 100: Hilton Cartwright, Jofra Archer keep Southern Brave in knockout mix
A 19-ball half-century from Hilton Cartwright led Southern Brave to victory over Welsh Fire in a tight game in The Hundred. Cartwright made an unbeaten 51 to help Brave rally to 129 for 8, before Brave’s bowlers closed the game out with the ball in a topsy-turvy chase. Electing to bowl first in helpful conditions, Welsh Fire’s new-ball pairing of David...
News Room : Deshabandu Tennakoon Arrested by CID
Former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon has been arrested by the CID a short while ago. The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (20) rejected an anticipatory bail application filed by former IGP of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, who sought an order preventing his arrest. The anticipatory bail application, submitted through his attorneys, was taken up before Colombo Fort Magistrate Nilupuli Lankapura this...
News Room : Half-Dressed Postal Worker Tears Into Minister Over ‘Strike Lies’
A visibly frustrated Postal Department worker, speaking to reporters while half-dressed in his uniform, tore into the authorities for what he described as deliberate lies about the ongoing islandwide postal strike. “They keep feeding the public nonsense,” he said, pointing a finger at the Postal Minister among others. “We are not striking because of fingerprints or overtime. We are striking...