News Room : Complaint Filed with Speaker Against Dayasiri Jayasekara’s Parliamentary Behaviour
A complaint has been submitted to the Speaker of Parliament against MP Dayasiri Jayasekara, accusing him of violent and disrespectful conduct during the parliamentary session held on 20 May. The complaint was lodged by Minister Anura Karunatilake and MP Dharmapriya Wijesinghe, along with MP Dr Kaushalya Ariyaratne. According to the letter, Jayasekara disrupted proceedings by deliberately misrepresenting standing orders and...
News Room : Dunkley, Knight seal redemptive win as England outdo Matthews’ brilliant 100*
England turned the page on their T20 World Cup exit at the hands of West Indies with an eight-wicket victory in the opening match of their home series in Canterbury, despite a brilliant unbeaten century by Hayley Mathews. Of West Indies’ total of 146 for 7, their captain, Matthews, scored exactly 100 off 67 balls, leading an understrength batting line-up...
News Room : Israeli Opposition Leader Defends Remarks about Ministers ‘Celebrating’ Gaza Children’s Deaths
Israeli opposition leader Yair Golan sought late Tuesday (20 May) to defend remarks he made earlier that triggered a backlash, saying that when members of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government “celebrate the death and starvation of children in Gaza, we must speak out.” Golan, the head of The Democrats party and a former deputy chief of staff of the...
News Room : Minister Bimal Reveals Why Chairpersons are Stepping Down from Transport Bodies
Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Bimal Rathnayake has clarified the recent wave of resignations among chairpersons of state institutions under his ministry, calling it part of a necessary transitional process following the change in government. Speaking on a State TV programme, Rathnayake explained that the initial appointments were made just days after President Anura Kumara Dissanayake assumed...
News Room : Seylan Bank Partners with Kedella Construction Expo 2025 for 13th Consecutive Year
Seylan Bank continued its long-standing collaboration with the Kedella Construction Expo in 2025, marking the 13th consecutive year as the event’s Title and Official Banking Partner. Organised by Asia Exhibition and Conventions, the latest edition of the expo was held at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Exhibition Centre (BMICH) from 28 to 30 March. The event provided visitors with a...
News Room : SJB MP Slams Govt’s Tax Policy on Electric Vehicles as “Contradictory and Regressive”
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Prasad Siriwardena launched a scathing critique of the government’s tax policy on electric vehicles (EVs) during the Parliamentary session held yesterday (20), calling it “regressive” and “completely contradictory” to Sri Lanka’s climate goals. Addressing the House, Siriwardena highlighted a striking revelation made by the Deputy Minister of Finance—that electric vehicles were subjected to a staggering...
News Room : Pre-Trial Conference Set for Namal Rajapaksa’s Krrish Case
The Colombo High Court has scheduled a pre-trial conference for 27 June in the case against Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa, who is accused of receiving Rs. 70 million from the ‘Krrish’ group and committing criminal breach of trust. The case was taken up today before High Court Judge Pradeep Abeyratne. Deputy Solicitor General Wasantha Perera, appearing for...
News Room : President directs officials to promptly renovate the canals and drainage system in Colombo
With the rapid increase in dengue and chikungunya cases in the Colombo district, President Anura Kumara Disanayake has directed the relevant officials to promptly address the urgent maintenance of the canals and drainage system The President gave these directives during a meeting held on Tuesday (20) at the Presidential Secretariat with officials from the Ministry of Urban Development, Construction and...
News Room : Card Payments Accepted at All Expressway Exit Gates from Today
Motorists can now use debit and credit cards to pay toll fees on all expressways in Sri Lanka starting today (21 May), the Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation announced. In a statement, the Ministry said that card payments are now enabled at exit gates along the Southern Expressway, the Colombo–Katunayake Expressway, and the Mirigama–Kurunegala section of the...
News Room : Showers above 50 mm are likely at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle, Matara, Puttalam, Nuwara-Eliya and Kandy districts. – The Island
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 20 MAY 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 20 MAY 2025 by the Department of Meteorology South-West monsoon conditions are gradually getting established over the island. Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Northern, North-central, North-western, Central and Southern provinces while fairly heavy showers about 75 mm are likely at some places in Western and...