News Room : Gammanpila Acquitted in Rs. 21 Million Fraud Case Involving Australian National
The Colombo High Court today (24 March) ordered the acquittal and release of Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila, and another accused in a case involving the alleged misappropriation of Rs. 21 million through a fraudulent share transaction in 2000. The Attorney General had filed an indictment against Gammanpila and Sydney Jayasinghe, the second accused, over the sale of...
News Room : CBI closes actor Sushant Singh Rajput death case, acquits Rhea Chakraborty
Four and a half years after it began investigating actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, the CBI has reportedly closed the case and given a clean chit to actress Rhea Chakraborty, bringing a curtain down on a case that has rocked the country, reports Rajshekar Jha. Rajput was found dead in his Bandra apartment on June 14, 2020. The agency has...
News Room : Telugu star Vijay Deverakonda in Sri Lanka to shoot song sequence
Telugu star Vijay Deverakonda, who made a cameo appearance in the film ‘Kalki 2898 AD’, has left for Sri Lanka to shoot for his new film ‘Rajadhaniya’. On Sunday, the actor took to his Instagram and shared a series of pictures of himself waiting for his flight at the airport lounge. The actor shared that he is shooting for a...
News Room : LG polls ballot paper printing commences
Chairman of the Election Commission (EC) R.M.A.L. Ratnayake said that the printing of ballot papers for the May 06 Local Government (LG) elections had commenced yesterday (23). Ratnayake said that ballot papers had been sent for printing, based on the details received from the District Secretariats, as per the established procedure. The EC introduced a new mobile App on Saturday (22)...
News Room : Sexual harassment, domestic violence at alarming level – The Island
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) in charge of the Children and Women Bureau, Renuka Jayasundara says that rape remains the most frequently reported crime in Sri Lanka, with alarming statistics on sexual harassment and domestic violence surfacing in 2023. Speaking to the media in Colombo, DIG Jayasundara said that 2,252 cases of sexual harassment against women had been reported in 2024,...
News Room : Pakistan’s agricultural tax higher than India, B’desh, Lanka – The Island
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) in charge of the Children and Women Bureau, Renuka Jayasundara says that rape remains the most frequently reported crime in Sri Lanka, with alarming statistics on sexual harassment and domestic violence surfacing in 2023. Speaking to the media in Colombo, DIG Jayasundara said that 2,252 cases of sexual harassment against women had been reported in 2024,...
News Room : Sri Lanka’s First Sperm Bank at a State Hospital Established at Castle Street Hospital for Women
Sri Lanka’s first sperm bank at a State hospital has been established at the Castle Street Hospital for Women in Colombo, Lankadeepa reported. According to Hospital Director Ajith Kumara Danthanarayana, the service will be strictly private and confidential, allowing women facing fertility issues to seek assistance at the hospital. The hospital assures that both donor privacy and recipient confidentiality will be...
News Room : National People’s Power (NPP) government has stabilized the economy over the past four months – President – The Island
President Anura Kumara Disanayake stated that the National People’s Power (NPP) government has stabilized the economy over the past four months that has instilled confidence in the country’s ability to move toward a prosperous future. He further noted that the government has achieved numerous economic victories, increased state revenue, and resumed several stalled development projects initiated with foreign assistance, thereby...
News Room : Japan, S Korea, China meet to strengthen ties at ‘turning point in history’ – The Island
The foreign ministers of Japan, South Korea and China have agreed on the need to seek common ground on East Asian security and economic issues amid escalating global uncertainty. Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and South Korea’s Cho Tae-yul have agreed to tackle multigenerational concerns to gain broader support for cooperation, Iwaya said in a...
News Room : Nightclub Clash Erupts Involving Yoshitha Rajapaksa’s Entourage
A clash has occurred when former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son Yoshitha Rajapaksa and his wife 02 visited a nightclub on Park Street, Colombo 02. Eight people had come with them, one of whom did not have the required wristband to enter the club, which led to the conflict. When a security officer asked about the wristband, an argument broke out,...