News Room : Showers above 75 mm are likely at some places in the Sabaragamuwa province and in Nuwara-Eliya, Kandy, Galle and Matara districts – The Island
Warning for strong winds and rough seas. Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre at 10.00 a.m. on 19 July 2025 for the period until 10.00 a.m. on 20 July 2025 The sea areas extending from Puttalam to Pottuvil via Colombo, Galle Hambantota will be rough or very rough with strong gusty winds up to (60-70) kmph. The wave height...
News Room : Former SIS Chief Nilantha Jayawardena Sacked from Police Service
The National Police Commission has decided to dismiss former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director and Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (SDIG) Nilantha Jayawardena from the police service. This decision follows a disciplinary inquiry which found Jayawardena guilty of failing to take appropriate action based on intelligence received prior to the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks. The Commission, chaired by retired...
News Room : Appeal Court Frees 80-Year-Old Woman Sentenced to Death Over 1993 Murder
The Appeal Court yesterday (18) ordered the release of an approximately 80-year-old woman who had been sentenced to death by the Hambantota High Court for a murder committed over three decades ago. The order was issued after the Appeals Court considered a petition filed by the woman challenging her conviction and death sentence. The case stemmed from the killing of...
News Room : Bus Carrying 20 Sri Lankan Workers Bursts Into Flames in Israel
A group of 20 Sri Lankan youths working in the agricultural sector in Israel narrowly escaped injury when the bus they were travelling in caught fire yesterday (18) morning near Kiryat Malakhi. According to Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Israel, Nimal Bandara, the group was en route to their respective workplaces when the vehicle suddenly burst into flames. The bus was...
News Room : Henry’s three wickets set up the win as New Zealand cruise past Zimbabwe
New Zealand took the lead in the Zimbabwe T20I tri-series points table after a second successive win, this time over the hosts. After New Zealand’s bowling attack kept Zimbabwe to 120, the lowest first-innings total of the tournament so far, their batters polished off the required runs inside 14 overs, which helped their net run rate balloon to 1.919. Zimbabwe...
News Room : Avoiding Criminal Liability: Justice Yasantha Kodagoda’s Message to Public Officials
Supreme Court Justice Yasantha Kodagoda emphasised that public officials can avoid criminal liability for bribery and corruption if they perform their duties with integrity, accountability, and independence, grounded in the principles of administrative law. Speaking at the launch of ‘Paripalana Nithiya saha Rajya Sewaya’ (Administration Law and Public Service) authored by Ministry of Plantation Secretary Prabath Chandrakeerthi, Justice Kodagoda stated...
News Room : Four dead, 1,300 evacuated as heavy rains hit South Korea
Four people have died and another 1,300 evacuated as torrential rains pound South Korea, with authorities warning that the unseasonal deluge will continue. Among those killed were two men in their 80s. Authorities believe one of them was trying to drain flood waters from the basement of his home. A third victim was crushed when a wall collapsed onto his car....
News Room : SC to Hear Petition Seeking Rs 1.2 Billion Compensation Recovery from Ex-Ministers
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has scheduled a hearing for 13 November to examine a fundamental rights petition seeking an order to recover compensation allegedly paid illegally by the government to former ministers for damage to their properties during the May 9, 2022 unrest. The petition, filed by lawyer and social activist Dr Ravindranath Dabare, calls on the court...
News Room : PM Harini Amarasuriya: History and Aesthetics Not Removed Under New Edu Reforms
Prime Minister and Minister of Education Dr Harini Amarasuriya has strongly denied claims that the subjects of History and Aesthetics have been removed from Sri Lanka’s national curriculum under the new education reforms. She emphasised that such misinformation is being spread for political gain and urged the public not to politicise education or children’s futures. Speaking at a special awareness...
News Room : Attempt to Force Free Spa Service Costs Jobs of Three Cops in Matara
Three police officers attached to various police stations in the Matara Division have been suspended from duty following misconduct at a massage centre (spa) in Walgama, Matara. The suspension order was issued by the Acting Superintendent of Police (SP) of the Matara Division after an internal inquiry found the officers guilty of improper behaviour. According to reports, the officers had visited...