News Room : IPL2025: Sai Sudharsan and Gill help clinical GT book playoffs berth
Gujarat Titans (GT) became pnly the second team in all T20 cricket to chase down a target of 200 or more without losing a wicket. That’s how clinical B Sai Sudarshan and Shubman Gill were against Delhi Capitals (DC) on Sunday night as they took GT into the playoffs. Sai Sudharsan finished on 108 not out off 61 balls...
News Room : CCD launches probe into attack on Halloluwa
The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) has launched a full-scale investigation into an attack on Thusitha Halloluwa, Director General of Public Relations to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, following a shooting incident in Narahenpita on Saturday night. The probe is conducted by multiple CCD teams under the supervision of its Director Indika Lokuhhetti and Western Province Senior DIG Sanjeewa Dharmarathna. Halloluwa has told...
News Room : Sri Lanka Marks 16 Years Since End of Civil War
Sri Lanka today, 18 May, marks 16 years since the end of its decades-long civil war, a conflict that spanned over 30 years and claimed thousands of lives. The war formally ended on 18 May 2009 with the death of Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), at the Nandikadal Lagoon. To honour the lives lost...
News Room : Parvez Hossain Emon hits 53-ball hundred as Bangladesh brush off UAE
Parvez Hossain Emon smashed a 53-ball hundred to lead Bangladesh to 191 for 7 and set up a 27-run win for a 1-0 lead in the two-T20I series against UAE in Sharjah on Saturday. Big hits from Muhammad Waseem, Rahul Chopra and Asif Khan meant that UAE make a good fist of the chase, but clever death bowling from...
News Room : Lakshman Yapa: If Congratulating Mahinda Is a Crime, I’ll Wear That Indictment with Pride
Former Minister of Investment Promotion, Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena, says he feels proud—not ashamed—over indictments filed against him for approving newspaper advertisements congratulating former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Speaking to the media, Abeywardena responded to the charges filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) against him and former Director General of the Board of Investment (BOI), Jayantha...
News Room : Kaduwela Magistrate’s Official Chamber Sealed
The Judicial Service Commission has sealed the official chambers of Kaduwela Magistrate Chanima Wijebandara, following several complaints lodged against her, Kaduwela Police confirmed. As part of the ongoing investigation, the former magistrate has been granted permission to visit the court on Monday (19) to retrieve her personal belongings from the sealed chambers. Police security has been arranged for the premises...
News Room : RW to Bribery Commission: I Didn’t Mislead Anyone — You Lied to Court
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has hit back at the Bribery Commission, accusing its legal counsel of deliberately misleading the court with references to him during today’s proceedings. He says he is consulting his lawyers on the legal action to be taken. Issuing a strongly worded statement, Wickremesinghe said media reports on the case involving MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake fail to...
News Room : Case Against Yoshitha Rajapaksa and Daisy Achchi Postponed
The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered that the case filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son, Yoshitha Rajapaksa, and his aunt, Daisy Forrest, be recalled on 11 July. The case was taken up today (16), with both Yoshitha Rajapaksa and Daisy Forrest appearing before the court. President’s Counsel Sampath Mendis, appearing on behalf of...
News Room : Legal Action Taken Against 11 Long-Distance Bus Drivers Over Safety Violations
The police have launched sudden inspections of SLTB and private buses deployed for long-distance services, focusing on passenger safety and vehicle standards. As part of this operation, buses operating from Hatton were inspected by the Ginigathhena Police. During the inspections, five SLTB buses and six private buses were found to be operating with defects that posed risks to passengers. Legal action...
News Room : Bribery Commission to Court: RW Misled Public Over Chamara Sampath Scandal
The bribery case against MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake took a dramatic turn today (16 May) as Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali heard arguments disputing a key defence made by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Dassanayake, currently in remand custody, was produced in court over allegations that he caused a loss exceeding Rs. 1.76 billion to the government during his time as...