News Room : IPL 2025: Kohli, Padikkal fifties fire Royal Challengers Bengaluru to fifth away win
Another away game, another Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) win in IPL 2025, it was their fifth in five matches and this one has taken them to ten points and third on the points table. Less than 48 hours after going down at home, RCB went up north to Mullanpur and exacted revenge from Punjab Kings (PBKS) in comprehensive fashion. The...
News Room : Govt. Fast-Tracks Repeal of PTA to Secure GSP+ Trade Concessions
The Government is preparing to fast-track the repeal of the controversial Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) as part of its efforts to retain access to the European Union’s GSP+ trade concessions, Ceylon Today newspaper reported. A high-level EU delegation is expected to visit Sri Lanka in May to engage in discussions on trade, investment, and human rights. The EU has...
News Room : US strikes on Yemen oil terminal kill at least 74, Houthis say
US air strikes on a key oil terminal on Yemen’s Red Sea coast controlled by the Houthi movement have killed at least 74 people and wounded 171 others, the Houthi-run health ministry says. The US military said it had destroyed Ras Isa “to eliminate this source of fuel for the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists and deprive them of illegal revenue”. The Houthi-led...
News Room : Bryce’s maiden ton in vain as Ireland knock Scotland out of contention for Women’s World Cup
Scotland and Ireland signed off from the Women’s World Cup Qualifier with a thriller that saw Ireland complete their highest successful chase, off the last ball of the game and with one wicket in hand, and knock Scotland out of contention of the World Cup. Both teams finished on four points. The result leaves the race for the second World...
News Room : Suspect caught with ICE leads police to stash of T-56 ammunition – The Island
The Vatican will formally declare Easter carnage victims as ‘Heroes of Faith’ on Monday (21), Director of Communications for the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka, Rev. Fr. Jude Chrysantha said. He said that the declaration will be read aloud by Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, during a solemn ceremony at St. Sebastian’s Church in Katuwapitiya—one of the...
News Room : UN Global Compact Network Sri Lanka amplifies industry leadership – The Island
UN Global Compact Network Sri Lanka is introducing a transformative patron structure for its Working Groups, set to take effect in 2025. This initiative strengthens the Network’s commitment to advancing corporate sustainability by amplifying the leadership of select companies within their respective issue areas. The Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed on March 20, 2025, at the 80 Club,...
News Room : Driver of ‘Pillayan’ Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan Arrested by CID
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this evening arrested the driver of former MP Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, widely known as ‘Pillayan’, in connection with the 2006 abduction and disappearance of former Eastern University Vice Chancellor, Professor S. Raveendranath. This latest arrest comes as part of an intensified investigation into the unresolved case that has haunted the academic community for nearly two decades....
News Room : US senator meets man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
A US senator has met with a man who admitted to being mistakenly deported from Maryland to a mega prison in El Salvador by Trump administration officials. Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen posted photos of his meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who the administration has refused to allow to return to the US despite a federal judge’s order. After the meeting,...
News Room : Military intelligence tips off police about stash of Kerala cannabis
A suspect was arrested on Wednesday along with a stock of Kerala cannabis with a street value of approximately Rs. 15 million, concealed a house at Kilinochchi. The search operation, carried out jointly by the STF and the Kilinochchi Police based on the intelligence, led to the detection of the cannabis stash in a house located in the Puliyampokkanai, Dharmapuram...
News Room : Two Under-18 Athletes Lose Medals for Major Misconduct
Two young Sri Lankan athletes have been disqualified from their sprint events at the 2025 Asian Youth Athletics Championships in Saudi Arabia for failing to arrive on time for the event. According to one of the athletes’ coaches, the two sprinters were scheduled to report for the women’s Under-18 1500m event 35 minutes before the start, but the accompanying officials...