News Room : CIABOC Chief Exposes Scale of Dysfunction: ‘Even Loudest Critics Are Part of the Problem’
Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), Ranga Dissanayake, emphasized that the fight against corruption should not be swayed by agendas of either the government or the opposition. Speaking at a conference organised by the Organisation of Professional Associations of Sri Lanka on 5 June, Dissanayake said that the scale and depth of corruption...
News Room : Jos Buttler 96, Liam Dawson four-for seal spoils for England
Jos Buttler began life back in the ranks of England’s T20I side by making his highest score on home soil, his supremely calculated innings of 96 from 59 providing a reassuring touch of quality to a new-look batting order. Liam Dawson then marked his return to England duty after more than two years out of the side with his...
News Room : Trade unionist challenges Health Minister to debate – The Island
The government’s much-publicised plan to launch operations at the East Container Terminal (ECT) of the Colombo Port on 01 July — the first key development initiative promised by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake — will not be achievable, according to port unionists The ongoing mismanagement and political interference by NPP appointees at the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) have caused major...
News Room : Chaos erupts at inaugural Nattandiya Pradeshiya Sabha meeting over NPP theme song – The Island
The government’s much-publicised plan to launch operations at the East Container Terminal (ECT) of the Colombo Port on 01 July — the first key development initiative promised by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake — will not be achievable, according to port unionists The ongoing mismanagement and political interference by NPP appointees at the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) have caused major...
News Room : SLPP: Words like container, solar panel, and wind power now seem banned in Parliament
Hambantota District SLPP MP D.V. Chanaka said on Friday that words such as container, solar panel, and wind power had been banned in Parliament. Addressing a press conference at the SLPP headquarters in Battaramulla MP Chanaka said: “There are now several ‘banned’ words in Parliament. When someone mentions ‘container,’ government members stand up and say that’s not the topic being...
News Room : Forgery Suspected in Presidential Pardon to Financial Fraud Convict; CID Launches Investigation
The recent controversy surrounding the release of a financial fraud convict from Anuradhapura Prison under the Presidential Pardon for Vesak Poya Day has revealed a serious irregularity: the convict’s name was not included in the official list of pardoned prisoners approved by the President, the President’s Media Division (PMD) confirmed in a statement. Amid widespread public outrage, the PMD stated...
News Room : Strike by Supplementary Health Staff Winds Down, Lab Professionals Remain Defiant
The strike launched by the Joint Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine (JCPSM) came to an end at 8:00 a.m. today (7 June), with four of its five affiliated unions deciding to withdraw from the industrial action. JCPSM General Secretary Chanaka Dharmawickrama said the decision was taken in light of the inconvenience caused to patients by the nationwide strike. However, he...
News Room : Relief Flight Dispatched After SriLankan Plane Grounded in Indonesia Due to Technical Fault
A special relief flight, UL 302, departed from Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) to Medan International Airport in Sumatra, Indonesia, to transport 101 passengers and crew members from SriLankan Airlines flight UL 306, which was grounded due to a technical fault. The Singapore-bound flight UL 306, which left BIA in Katunayake on the evening of 5 June, was forced to make...
News Room : Backlash Against Govt Over Presidential Pardon for Financial Fraud Convict on Vesak Poya Day
The government is facing a backlash following the release of a convicted financial fraudster from Anuradhapura Prison under a presidential pardon granted on Vesak Poya Day. According to a report submitted to the High Court by prison officials, the convict had been released on the religious holiday after being granted a presidential pardon. Taking this official notification into consideration, the High...
News Room : Gotabaya and BNS Should Be Named as Suspects in Rs. 27.6 Million Flood Project Misuse Case, Court Told
Former Defence Ministry Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Bathiya Jayakody and Santhush Weeraman should be named as suspects in a case involving the misuse of public funds. The case concerns the Weras Ganga project, launched to control flooding in Colombo, where Rs. 27.6 million allocated for the project was allegedly spent on ceremonial events during its initial phase—without following any formal...