News Room : 10,000 Retired Military Personnel to Be Recruited to Police Force – Public Security Ministry
The Ministry of Public Security has announced plans to recruit 10,000 individuals under the age of 45 who have legally retired from active military service into the Sri Lanka Police. Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala revealed this during the opening ceremony of the Thambuttegama Superintendent of Police Office. He said a Cabinet paper seeking approval for the recruitment for a...
News Room : Unfettered England hunt down 197 in style to seal 2-0 series lead
Harry Brook had said at the toss that he “fancied a chase” in the second T20I in Bristol. Well, he was handed one all right, as West Indies obliged in trademark style, serving up a six-laden display of power-hitting that included five in a single 31-run over from Adil Rashid – the second-most expensive in England’s T20 history –...
News Room : Vesak Pardon Scandal: Top A’pura Prison Official Arrested for Releasing Inmate Not Approved by President
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has taken the Anuradhapura Prison Superintendent into custody over the controversial release of a convicted financial fraudster who claimed to have received a Presidential Pardon for Vesak Poya Day. Police confirmed the arrest, stating it is directly linked to the ongoing investigation into the unauthorised release of W.M. Athula Thilakaratne, a former manager of the...
News Room : No Arms, No Drugs: Customs Clarifies Release of 323 Containers Without Inspection
Sri Lanka Customs today (8 June) strongly denied allegations that a batch of 323 shipping containers was released without inspection under suspicious circumstances, stating that the cargo consisted solely of industrial goods and raw materials as declared by importers. At a special press briefing held in Colombo, Customs Media Spokesperson and Additional Director General Seevali Arukgoda said there was no...
News Room : CIABOC Chief Exposes Scale of Dysfunction: ‘Even Loudest Critics Are Part of the Problem’
Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), Ranga Dissanayake, emphasized that the fight against corruption should not be swayed by agendas of either the government or the opposition. Speaking at a conference organised by the Organisation of Professional Associations of Sri Lanka on 5 June, Dissanayake said that the scale and depth of corruption...
News Room : Jos Buttler 96, Liam Dawson four-for seal spoils for England
Jos Buttler began life back in the ranks of England’s T20I side by making his highest score on home soil, his supremely calculated innings of 96 from 59 providing a reassuring touch of quality to a new-look batting order. Liam Dawson then marked his return to England duty after more than two years out of the side with his...
News Room : Trade unionist challenges Health Minister to debate – The Island
The government’s much-publicised plan to launch operations at the East Container Terminal (ECT) of the Colombo Port on 01 July — the first key development initiative promised by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake — will not be achievable, according to port unionists The ongoing mismanagement and political interference by NPP appointees at the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) have caused major...
News Room : Chaos erupts at inaugural Nattandiya Pradeshiya Sabha meeting over NPP theme song – The Island
The government’s much-publicised plan to launch operations at the East Container Terminal (ECT) of the Colombo Port on 01 July — the first key development initiative promised by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake — will not be achievable, according to port unionists The ongoing mismanagement and political interference by NPP appointees at the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) have caused major...
News Room : SLPP: Words like container, solar panel, and wind power now seem banned in Parliament
Hambantota District SLPP MP D.V. Chanaka said on Friday that words such as container, solar panel, and wind power had been banned in Parliament. Addressing a press conference at the SLPP headquarters in Battaramulla MP Chanaka said: “There are now several ‘banned’ words in Parliament. When someone mentions ‘container,’ government members stand up and say that’s not the topic being...
News Room : Forgery Suspected in Presidential Pardon to Financial Fraud Convict; CID Launches Investigation
The recent controversy surrounding the release of a financial fraud convict from Anuradhapura Prison under the Presidential Pardon for Vesak Poya Day has revealed a serious irregularity: the convict’s name was not included in the official list of pardoned prisoners approved by the President, the President’s Media Division (PMD) confirmed in a statement. Amid widespread public outrage, the PMD stated...