News Room : Drug dealer assaulted, wife raped for failure to settle dues
By Norman Palihawadane Police are investigating the assault of a drug dealer and the rape of his wife in Colombo.Police said that a drug dealer in Keragala had obtained heroin worth Rs 300,000 from a distributor from the Bloemendhal Road area in Colombo, sometime back, and failed to settle the dues. The distributor invited the Keragala dealer to a party...
News Room : FSP denies having truck with SJB at coming polls – The Island
Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, Vidura Wickramanayaka has recently instructed officials of the Department of Archaeology to hand over some lands adjoining the Kurundi Viharaya, Mullaitivu, to the residents of the area for farming and other livelihood activities.The directive was issued at the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Buddhasasana, Religious & Cultural Affairs. However, the lands that have been...
News Room : Health Ministry takes lead in cutting down salt by ordering all its canteens not to add it to rice – The Island
By Emantthi Marambe Caterers, who maintain canteens in institutions attached to the Health Ministry will be instructed not to add salt to cooked rice in the future.The decision was taken at a recent meeting of the National Council on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCNCD).A member of the NCNCD said that algthough human body needed a small amount of sodium to function, most...
News Room : Ups and Downs~II – The Island
By Uditha Devapriya In my essay on H. D. Premaratne, I pointed out that Premaratne and Vasantha Obeyesekere were responsible for much of the changes that swept through the Sinhala cinema in the 1970s. Basically, they helped shatter the distinction that had prevailed until then between an artistic and a commercial cinema. Both directors focused a common set of issues:...
News Room : Diana, still a dual citizen? Documents leaked! She cheated her way into parliament?
These days, practically everyone is talking about dual citizenship. The 21st constitutional amendment recommended that dual citizens be barred from voting in parliament, and it was approved by a majority vote. The topic of debate on the political stage these days is who the dual citizens who are currently representing the Parliament are. Among them was also the name of Diana Gamage...
News Room : Türkiye Republic Day on October 29th
The entire nation is gearing up to celebrate in a grand manner. Every year on October 29, Türkiye Republic Day is commemorated as a holiday. The commemoration of the event is celebrating its 99th birthday this year. The festivities start at midday on October 28 and last till the next day. The Grand National Assembly of Türkiye was founded on...
News Room : Is this why you invited me to Mahiyangana to celebrate your father’s birthday, my beloved son?
Parents lament the unexpected death of their doctor son When a mother learns that a child has been conceived in her womb, she is overjoyed. That happiness grows even stronger when the child born from her womb grows up and advances in education. As a result, only a small proportion of children are given the opportunity to pursue a career...
News Room : If 21A fails, that will adversely affect future law reform initiatives – The Island
… adequate checks and balances in place The Bar Association of Sri Lanka has warned the government and all political parties represented in parliament that if the 21st Amendment (presented to Parliament as the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill) fails to create strong independent institutions, it will have a bearing on future law reform initiatives such as the proposed...
News Room : Speaker says the matter in the hands of party leaders – The Island
… adequate checks and balances in place The Bar Association of Sri Lanka has warned the government and all political parties represented in parliament that if the 21st Amendment (presented to Parliament as the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill) fails to create strong independent institutions, it will have a bearing on future law reform initiatives such as the proposed...
News Room : Probe on Diana’s passport: CID asked to furnish report
The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court yesterday (27) asked the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to submit a report as regards the probe against State Minister Diana Gamage over a complaint that she had obtained a Sri Lankan passport in spite of being a British national. The court issued the directive consequent to a motion filed by the Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB)...