News Room : Special Police Unit at SLBFE to Probe Foreign Job Complaints
A special police investigation unit has been established at the head office of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) to provide swift solutions to complaints related to foreign employment. The unit comprises 16 police officers, including a Chief Inspector of Police, who have been assigned to investigate and resolve issues efficiently. Established in 1985 under the Foreign Employment Act,...
News Room : Rohitha Ordered to Provide Statement Over H’tota Port’s Rock
Kaduwela Magistrate Aruna Buddhadasa has ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to obtain a statement from former Ports Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena within two weeks regarding an alleged fraud of Rs. 20 million, committed by promising to award a rock deposit removal tender at the Hambantota Port. The order was issued when the CID’s investigation into a complaint against a person...
News Room : Magnitude 7.8 quake shakes Russia’s Far East region, prompts tsunami alert
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has struck the Kamchatka region in Russia’s Far East in what the US Geological Survey has called an “aftershock” from a massive earlier quake in July. The quake early on Friday triggered a series of tsunami warnings in the region, but despite waves reaching some shores, there were no reports of damage. The US Geological Survey said...
News Room : Magnitude 7.8 quake shakes Russia’s Far East region, prompts tsunami alert
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has struck the Kamchatka region in Russia’s Far East in what the US Geological Survey has called an “aftershock” from a massive earlier quake in July. The quake early on Friday triggered a series of tsunami warnings in the region, but despite waves reaching some shores, there were no reports of damage. The US Geological Survey said...
News Room : Battling a rare brain-eating disease in an Indian state
On the eve of Onam, the most joyous festival in India’s Kerala state, 45-year-old Sobhana lay shivering in the back of an ambulance, drifting into unconsciousness as her family rushed her to a medical college hospital. Just days earlier, the Dalit (formerly known as untouchables) woman, who earned her living bottling fruit juices in a village in Malappuram district, had...
News Room : CEB Unions Defy AKD’s Warning, Vow to Continue TU Actions
Trade unions of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), which have long opposed restructuring and alleged moves towards privatisation, have intensified their trade union action. As part of their campaign, CEB workers staged a two-day sick note protest on 17 and 18 September. Parallel to this, workers from the Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Ltd (CPSTL) staged a protest outside the CEB...
News Room : 3.9-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Seas Off Trincomalee
A 3.9-magnitude earthquake was detected on Thursday (18) in the sea area off Trincomalee, the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) reported. According to a bulletin from the GSMB’s Seismic Monitoring Centre, the tremor occurred at 4.06 p.m. about 60 kilometres northeast of Trincomalee.
News Room : Former Navy Intelligence Chief Arrested
Former Chief of Intelligence of the Sri Lanka Navy Rear Admiral Sarath Mohotti was arrested this afternoon (18). Police Media Spokesperson, Assistant Superintendent of Police F.U. Wuththlar, confirmed that the arrest was carried out by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Further details regarding the arrest or the charges have not yet been disclosed.
News Room : Hand Gesture in Korean iPhone 17 Air Ads Removed to Prevent Boycott Risk
Apple introduced its thinnest-ever smartphone, the iPhone 17 Air, at a launch event in Cupertino, California, on Tuesday, while quietly modifying its marketing campaign in Korea to avoid sparking controversy. The new model measures just 5.6 millimetres (0.22 inches) thick — 0.2 millimetres slimmer than Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S25 Edge, released in May — and weighs 165 grams (5.8 ounces)....
News Room : Salt’s latest onslaught powers England in 197-run chase
England made light work of chasing 197 in sunny Malahide, sauntering home with 14 balls unused to take a 1-0 lead over Ireland. Fresh from his fourth T20 international hundred at Old Trafford on Friday night, Phil Salt fell just short of a record-equalling fifth but his 89 from 46 balls underpinned a chase that proved much simpler than...