News Room : MP Archchuna’s Parliamentary Speech Blocked From Live Broadcast Following Suspension
Jaffna District MP Archchuna Ramanathan’s speech was blocked from Parliament’s live broadcast today, following a prior order by Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne. As Archchuna began speaking, viewers saw a notice on screen stating, “The live streaming is suspended by order made by the Hon. Speaker on March 19, 2025, against the Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna, M.P.” The Speaker announced that the MP’s...
News Room : Disguised SC Justices Catch Magistrate Off Guard, Trigger Immediate Suspension
In a rare and unexpected move, two Supreme Court judges who serve on the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) made a surprise visit to the Marawila Magistrate’s Court last week. This came after several complaints were made against the magistrate in charge, according to The Court Reporter. The visit carried out by Supreme Court Justices S. Thurairaja and Janak de Silva,...
News Room : 27-year-old Australian opener retires from cricket due to concussion
Former Australian Test opener Will Pukowski has retired from all levels of cricket at the age of 27. Pukowski has been forced to retire from professional cricket on the recommendation of a panel of experts. The batsman has suffered a series of concussions during his career due to blows to the head. The most recent episode of concussion occurred in March...
News Room : South Korea to hold presidential election on June 3 to replace ousted President Yoon
Leading contenders began casting their ballots on Tuesday as South Korea officially set a June 3 snap presidential election after the removal of impeached leader Yoon Suk-yeol last week. A power vacuum at the top of the government has hampered Seoul’s efforts to negotiate with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration at a time when U.S. tariffs are escalating and growth...
News Room : IPL 2025: Kohli, Patidar and Krunal star as Royal Challengers Bengaluru end ten-year Wankhede jinx
In what is turning out to be a year of breaking jinxes, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) defeated Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium for the first time in ten years after they did the same in the corresponding fixture against Chennai Super Kings for the first time in 17 years at the Chepauk stadium. Even though RCB scored 221,...
News Room : Breakaway JVP faction decries Indo-Lanka MoUs as betrayal
… alleges Kanchana’s Electricity Act exploited to facilitate ‘deal’ with India The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) has alleged that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake entered into seven MoUs/Agreements with India without consulting Parliament or the Cabinet of Ministers. Accusing President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is the leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), as well as the National People’s Power (NPP), of...
News Room : Dambulla soar to summit after daring run chase – The Island
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) suffered another batting malfunction, this time on a slow, black-soil surface at home, crashing to their fourth successive defeat in IPL 2025. Having lost Travishek in the powerplay, SRH waited until the 13th over to see the first six of the innings, and managed only one more after that Mohammad Siraj caused irreparable damage right from...
News Room : Youth arrested under PTA over alleged anti-Israel stickers released on bail
M.L.M. Rusdi, a 22-year-old who was arrested by the Terrorist Investigation Department (TID) under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), has been granted bail today after being produced before the Attanagalla Magistrate. Rusdi was taken into custody on 22 March for allegedly pasting anti-Israel stickers on public walls. While the immediate reason for the arrest was allegedly linked to the...
News Room : No LG Election for Colombo Municipal Council on 6 May
The Court of Appeal has issued an interim injunction suspending election-related activities for the Colombo Municipal Council and several other local government institutions. The decision follows writ petitions filed by several political parties and independent groups, who challenged the rejection of their nomination papers by election authorities. After granting permission for the petitions to be examined, the court issued the interim...
News Room : MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake Further Remanded
New Democratic Front (NDF) Parliamentarian Chamara Sampath Dassanayake has been further remanded until 21 April by the Badulla Magistrate’s Court in connection with a corruption case stemming from his time as Chief Minister of Uva Province. Dassanayake, who was arrested on 27 March over three separate corruption-related charges, is accused of misappropriating Rs. 1 million from the Uva Provincial Council...