News Room : UN Human Rights Chief Concludes Visit to Sri Lanka, Calls for Justice, Reform and a New Social Contract
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk concluded a three-day mission to Sri Lanka today, urging the government to act on long-standing human rights concerns, advance justice for victims, and seize the current momentum for reconciliation and reform. Speaking to media in Colombo at the end of his visit, Türk noted a “real momentum of change” in the...
News Room : Fairly heavy showers are likely at some places in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces – The Island
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 26 JUNE 2025Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 26 June 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Showers will occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya, Kandy, Galle, Matara. Anuradhapura and Matale districts. Fairly heavy falls about 50 mm are likely at some places. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places...
News Room : SL gearing up to be a ‘FinTech powerhouse’; landmark summit in September – The Island
Sri Lanka is gearing up to position itself as a global FinTech powerhouse with the launch of the Sri Lanka FinTech Summit 2025, set to take place on September 24 and 25 at the BMICH, Colombo. Driven by an ambitious national vision and powered by key financial institutions like Hatton National Bank (HNB), the summit is set to be...
News Room : Administrative overhaul triggers transfer of 32 senior police officers
In a major top-level reshuffle, 32 senior police officers—including nine Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs)—have been transferred with immediate effect, following approval from the National Police Commission. The reassignments, described as part of an administrative overhaul, affect 16 Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs), two Superintendents of Police (SPs), and five Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs). DIG G.A.N.L. Wijesena has been moved from...
News Room : Nearly 350 Witnesses, Including Ranil Wickremesinghe Named in Keheliya’s Immunoglobulin Case
In the ongoing case against former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella regarding the procurement of substandard immunoglobulin vials, nearly 350 individuals have been listed as witnesses, including former President Ranil Wickremesinghe and several former Cabinet ministers. Among the key witnesses named are former Ministers Nimal Siripala de Silva, Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, Douglas Devananda, and Roshan Ranasinghe. Additionally, Dr Ananda Wijewickrama, Chairperson of...
News Room : BREAKING: Indictments Filed Against Keheliya and Entire Family
The Bribery Commission today (26) filed indictments before the Colombo High Court against former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, along with his wife, three daughters and son. The charges have been filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
News Room : Regular Driver of Bus Involved in Fatal Dunhinda Accident Arrested
The regular driver of the bus involved in the fatal accident on 21 June at Dunhida, Thimbirigaspitiya, along the Badulla–Mahiyanganaya main road, was arrested today (26) on suspicion of aiding and abetting the incident, according to Badulla Police. The suspect, a resident of Kumbukgaha Wewa in Talawa, Anuradhapura, was hospitalised at the Badulla Teaching Hospital following the accident. He was...
News Room : Keheliya and 11 Others Indicted Over Import of Substandard Human Immunoglobulin Vials
The Attorney General today (26) served indictments before the Colombo High Court Special Trial-at-Bar against former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and 11 others in connection with the alleged importation of substandard Human Immunoglobulin vials. The indictment includes a total of 13 charges, stemming from events that unfolded during Sri Lanka’s 2022 economic crisis. At the time, several high-ranking health officials...
News Room : Presidential Pardon Scandal: Names Missing from Official List, But Found in Prison Gate Logs
Deputy Solicitor General Suharshi Herath Jayaweera yesterday (25) informed Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali Jayatunga that several detainees under special surveillance by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have been suspiciously released from certain prisons, under the guise of Presidential Pardon. She revealed that while these individuals’ names were not included in any official lists granting Presidential Pardons, their names appeared...
News Room : Ceylon Bank Employees’ Union threatens strike over unresolved issues
The Ceylon Bank Employees’ Union (CBEU) has decided to resort to trade union action unless the government takes urgent action to redress bank employees’ grievances. The central committee of the CBEU union is scheduled to meet today (26) and its branches in state banks will have seprate meetings to reach consensus on joint action, scheduled to commence on 01 July. The...