Colombo Additional Magistrate Harshana Kekunawala yesterday ruled that the death of housemaid Rajakumari while being under arrest at Welikada Police is a homicide caused by assault with blunt weapons and ordered the Crime Investigation Department (CID) to arrest the suspects and to produce them in Court.
Adding another to the list of recent arrests, the Department of Immigration and Emigration stopped a man who tried to leave the country with a forged Canadian visa on his Sri Lankan passport at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on Wednesday evening. The 42-year-old male had tried to check-in to a SriLankan Airlines flight UL225 around 17.00 hours on Wednesday, when the airline staff had felt suspicious about his Canadian visa. He was t
Claiming that he was facing various obstacles in delivering his duties, Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe said yesterday that some people within the government were craving for the position of the Sports Minister. He told Parliament that there are some people who are even trying to create issues between him and the President even today. “I need to get the support of the Cabinet. I must te
A forensic audit is to be conducted on a fuel distribution scam that had taken place in 2022, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera informed Parliament yesterday. Minister Wijesekera who was responding to an oral question raised by MP Thushara Indunil Amarasena said it has been found out that the consignments of fuel had been stolen using duplicate invoices.
Two opposition MPs Nalin Bandara Jayamaha and Wasantha Yapa Bandara were suspended from sessions after an uproar which flared up in Parliament yesterday. The two MPs were suspended for rushing towards the chair and shouting at Deputy Speaker Ajith Rajapaksa. The MPs banged the table where the deputy speaker was sitting. The incident broke out minutes after the Deputy Speaker ordered the removal of MP Nalin Bandara. The Deputy Speaker suspende
More than 90 percent of vehicles running in Sri Lanka are not up to the proper smoke emission standards, the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Energy and Transport has revealed. This was revealed at the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Energy and Transport that met in Parliament yesterday. It was also revealed at the committee that 20 percent of vehicles fail the smoke emission test annually and 90 percent of vehicles that run in Sri Lanka emit
Former cricketer turned ICC umpire Kumar Dharmasena has found himself embroiled in a scandal after a video of an individual resembling him engaging in a lewd act surfaced on social media. The Daily Mirror reached out to Dharmasena on his verified Facebook account and over Whatsapp for a comment, but he did not respond despite indications that he had seen the messages. While the origin of the video is unknown and the individual engaging with Dha
Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said yesterday that fake security stickers which were found on liquor bottles were sent to the Government Analyst for investigation and vowed stern action against the perpetrators.
Following recent claims by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa regarding a shortage of the meningococcal vaccine in government hospitals for the past year, a senior health official told Daily Mirror that there are currently 88 vaccines available. Addressing concerns over the alleged shortage, the official said that there are six vaccines in government hospitals and 82 in the Medical Supplies Division.
The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today ordered to temporarily suspend the travel ban imposed against former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga, until the next court hearing. Udayanga Weeratunga through his lawyer made an application to temporarily suspend the travel ban. The Court had been informed that Udayanga Weeratunga was instrumental in bringing Russian tourists to Sri Lanka. The court had imposed a travel ban again
Sri Lanka has recently experienced a disturbing increase in shootings, resulting in a significant loss of lives and injuries. According to police, there have been over 60 reported shooting incidents across the country since January, leading to the death of at least 37 individuals and leaving at least 30 others injured. The latest shooting incident was reported in Haputale on Tuesday where a 42-year-old man employed at a restaurant at Beragala
Russian mercenary chief and Wagner boss Yevjeny Prigozhin who led an aborted revulsion recency was listed as a passenger on a private jet which crashed on Wednesday evening north of Moscow with no survivors, the Russian authorities said. Latest reports said the plane had been shot down North of Moscow
Indian space agency ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) has successfully landed its Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander on the moon, making the country the first nation to reach the lunar south pole. Vikram lander of Chandrayaan-3 meets with the moon’s ground, days after a Russian lunar probe crashed in the same region on the moon. “moon craft” in Sanskrit – took off from a launchpad in Sriharikota in southern India on July 14, reported Al Ja
With the spread of the contagious Meningococcal disease among inmates at the Galle prison, health officials have encountered a concerning phenomenon of inmates exhibiting false symptoms in an attempt to escape and secure drugs through hospital admission, informed sources told Daily Mirror. There were 12 inmates suspected to have been infected with the bacteria, among whom two died while four have been discharged. Of the remaining inmates, fo
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Sri Lanka early next month and travel to Trincomalee where India has embarked on strategic investments with the final aim of establishing a pipeline linking the two countries for the transfer of petroleum products, Daily Mirror learns. He is expected to be in the country either on September 2 or 3, according to an informed source. During the visit, he will hold talks with President Ranil Wickre
Bureaucratic red tape, commission–seeking politicians, technocrats and public servants, complex land laws, the absence of policy consistency even on vital matters such as taxation and foreign currency regulation stand in the way of attracting much-needed investments
Canada issues travel advisory over serious risk in Arugam Bay
More countries issue travel advisories
Sri Lanka Tourism invites global travellers for upcoming season
Russian embassy urges citizens to stay vigilant in Arugam Bay
US Embassy issues travel warning for Arugam Bay
Immigration authorities to crack down on overstaying Russians, Israelis
Sri Lanka may face another economic turmoil: Sajith