News Room : SJB Organisers Call for Immediate Overhaul of Party Leadership and Officials: Report
A group of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) electoral organisers, along with ten senior Members of Parliament, have reportedly made a strong personal appeal to party leader Sajith Premadasa, demanding the immediate replacement of long-serving party officials and leaders who have been with the party since its inception, Lankadeepa reported. According to Lankadeepa, the demand follows the SJB’s consecutive defeats...
News Room : Scope Cinemas presents #LookUpColombo – Colombo Gazette
Scope Cinemas presented #LookUpColombo, Sri Lanka’s biggest movie launch event of the...
News Room : Sri Lanka’s Smart Drain by Urban Inventors Among Ten Winners at Prestigious WIPO Global Awards 2025
Smart Drain, a pioneering stormwater drainage system developed by Urban Inventors, a Sri Lankan startup, has been named one of the ten global winners of the 2025 WIPO Global Awards. The awards, presented by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) — the UN agency dedicated to intellectual property, innovation, and creativity — recognise startups and SMEs that have successfully...
News Room : Supreme Court Upholds 20-year Sentence in South Asia’s Largest VAT Fraud Case
The Supreme Court today (11) confirmed the judgment delivered by the Court of Appeal, upholding the Colombo High Court’s decision to sentence a businessman to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment along with a hefty fine, in connection with what is described as South Asia’s largest VAT fraud, amounting to Rs. 3.9 billion. The apex court delivered its ruling in response...
News Room : FR Petition Filed by Two Women Against Male-Only Eligibility for Railway Post
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has granted leave to proceed with a fundamental rights petition filed by two women who allege that a decision by the Sri Lanka Railways Department to allow only male applicants for the position of railway station master violates their basic human rights. The petitioners, Ayeshani Jayawardena and Suresh Vidusha, argue that the male-only restriction...
News Room : Over Rs. 10 Million in State Expenses Just to Print Annexures in Keheliya’s Fake Drug Case
The Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar in Colombo today (11 July) postponed the serving of indictments in the controversial substandard antibody vaccine procurement case involving former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and 11 other accused until 16 September. The court made this decision as the annexures required to accompany the indictments have not yet been printed. Deputy Solicitor General Lakmini Girihagama, appearing...
News Room : Court Orders Arrest of Rajitha Senaratne in Rs. 263M Dredging Case
Colombo Additional Magistrate Harshana Kakunawela today (11 July) ordered that former Fisheries Minister Rajitha Senaratne be arrested and produced before court in connection with a controversial sand dredging project at the Kirinda Fisheries Harbour, which allegedly caused a significant financial loss to the government. The court order was issued after considering a request made by the Commission to Investigate Allegations...
News Room : “Ranil Saw This Coming”: Wajira Claims Rejecting RW’s MCC Deal Led to Today’s U.S. Tariff Woes
United National Party (UNP) Chairman Wajira Abeywardena says President Ranil Wickremesinghe had the foresight to understand the dangers Sri Lanka would face in the global political and economic landscape — and that the country is now paying the price for not heeding his vision. Speaking at a religious event in Yakkalamulla, Abeywardena said Wickremesinghe had clearly recognised the risks long...
News Room : Air Lanka Saree Interview Puts Apsari Tillakaratne in Turbulence
Apsari Sinhghabahu Tillakaratne, a former flight attendant with Air Lanka—now known as SriLankan Airlines—is facing potential legal trouble after appearing in an online interview wearing a saree that resembled the official uniform of the airline. The saree in question is part of the iconic uniform once worn by Air Lanka cabin crew members, and according to airline policy, former employees...
News Room : Discussion on U.S. Tariff Policy
A special discussion on the new tariff policy imposed by the United States was held on Thursday (10) morning at the Presidential Secretariat between President Anura Kumara Disanayake and a delegation representing Sri Lanka. Participating in the discussion were Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando, Secretary to the Ministry of Finance Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma,...