Five supermarket employees arrested over assault on woman

At least five persons, a group of staff members of a leading supermarket outlet in Borella were arrested over an incident of brutally assaulting a female customer. Police launched investigations after a video showing a group of staff members from a supermarket outlet brutally assaulting a female customer went viral on social media. Initially, it was reported that the incident had occurred in the Hanwella area. However, later it was revealed

Medical negligence suspected in deaths of newborn twins

The tragic deaths of newborn twins at the Kalubowila Teaching Hospital have prompted suspicions of medical negligence, as the parents question the standard of care provided by the hospital. The parents, residents of Piliyandala, rushed to the Kalubowila Teaching Hospital on the 8th of this month for the delivery of their babies, scheduled for the 23rd. Subsequently, a son and a daughter were born on the 9th, but the boy passed away on the 19th d

All import restrictions to be removed from October 1 Yet, restrictions on private vehicles will remain

The Finance Ministry has taken measures to remove the import restrictions on all currently restricted items, except on private vehicles, from October 1, Finance State Minister Shehan Semasinghe said. He said the decision was taken since priority should be given to essential items other than the imports of private vehicles. The import of private vehicles can be considered after increasing the foreign exchange, after the debt restructuring p

Three Sri Lankans found dead in Malaysia with hands and feet tied

A Sri Lankan couple in their 40s who were renting the house were detained to assist with the investigation Three Sri Lankan men were found dead with their hands and feet tied and their heads covered in plastic in a house on Jalan Perhentian Kampung Kovil Hilir, Sentul, here on Saturday night. Screams believed to be from a fight led to the discovery of the bodies that were found stacked in the house’s store, with one of them naked. Kuala Lum

Illegal migration to greener pastures continues Two airlines refer their dodgy passengers to Immigration Dept.

Unlawful migration to greener pastures by producing forged travel papers continued as two leading airlines referred their suspicious passengers with bogus documents to the immigration authorities at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) during the weekend. Two Sri Lankan males who tried to migrate to Canada and Italy with suspicious travel documents had been intercepted by their airlines and were referred to the Department of Immigration

24 Underage couples found engaged in sexual activities at Homagama

Homagama police yesterday carried out a raid on a park run by a private institution in Homagama on complaints that underage children were allowed to engage in sexual activities in cubicles at the park. During the raid the police found 24 young couples in the cubicles. Several couples were behaving in a indecent manner and they had even stripped their clothes. Investigations revealed that most of them had left home under the pretext of attending

Innovative Business Models Fuel Sri Lanka-India Grid Link

Sri Lanka and India will explore various business models to lay the transmission line connecting the two national electricity grids once the joint working group (JWG) chaired by the two power secretaries approves the detailed project report , a top source familiar with the project said . The Ceylon Electricity Board ( CEB) and the Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd have almost finalized the technical details . India sought more details from Sri

Former principal of a leading school in Katugastota questioned over forged documents

The former Principal of a leading school in Katugastota who called over at the Kandy Crime Investigation Unit to make a statement on the alleged admission of students on forged documents was caught attempting to record her statement on her mobile phone. The police had noticed her attempting to record her statement and seized the mobile phone and referred it to the Police Information Technology Division. The mobile phone was to be produced in c

Alleged attempt on former Nuwara Eliya Mayor’s life Accused acquitted after 27 years

A group of five accused who stood indicted with attempted murder and causing damage to property by hurling hand grenades on the residence of former Mayor of Nuwara Eliya Nalin Thilaka Herath were acquitted by Nuwara Eliya High Court Judge Darshika Wimalasiri. The accused were alleged to have perpetrated the attack on the mayor’s residence on political rivalry in 1996 and they stood trial before the High Court for 27 years until they were acqu

SL’s No 7 Helicopter Squadron celebrates 29 Years of unwavering service

The squadron operates with Bell 212 and Bell 206 Jet Ranger helicopters

Jail term for attempted murder

The accused was sentenced to 13 years RI, fined Rs.10,000 and sentenced to further one year RI in default of the fine

AKD asks Pilleyan if he is still paid by intelligence services

The faction that failed to prevent the attacks such as then President Sirisena, then Prime Minister Wickremesinghe, heads of intelligence units are with the government

Stability should not come at the sacrifice of values of freedom of expression: U.S. Ambassador

U. S. Ambassador Julie Chung said stability should not come at the sacrifice of the values of freedom of expression, whether through peaceful protest, expression through the arts, or through social media.

Two liquor manufacturing companies in default of Rs 1.5 billion

The licenses of these two companies will be cancelled if they fail to settle the due amount by October 15 this year

Protest Calling for probe on mass-grave in Mullaithivu

Courts have ordered the cordoning off of the area where the mass grave was found

Gold smuggling MP barred from parliamentary committees

The motion was moved by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa and approved by the House

Thileepan commemoration in 2020 Indictments served on Sivajilingam

The accused surrendered before the Court through his lawyers

Video of Cargills staff brutally assaulting female goes viral

We have taken action to suspend and commence investigations. We will take stern action on those responsible

Curbing immoral activities disguised as Spa treatments Sri Lanka Spa Association urges Govt. to expedite swift regulations

Even professional spa treatment providers had been left in the lurch in the absence of legal identification

Three employees who defrauded Rs.20 million Court orders CID to investigate

The suspects are currently out on bail and their passports have been impounded

Keep intelligence matters private or risk security, international ridicule: Vajira

Recalls how Eran Wickramaratne refers to world terrorist attacks

Ali Sabry’s Photo with son at UN fuels nepotism outcry

Citizens ask why five non-ministerial MPs from the ruling party and opposition were included in presidential entourage to UN

Food security threat looms as 61,682 acres of rice fields destroyed

Maha season harvest crucial

Ministerial consultative committee decides to cancel nominations for lG polls

Nominations for the local government election were called in January this year

Sri Lanka Takes Stand New Rules for Foreign Ships and Planes allaying India’s concerns

Amendments proposed by India have also been incorporated into the SOP

GCE AL Exam to be postponed : Susil

Whilst announcing the decision to postpone the GCE Advanced Level examination , Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha said it was done despite several complications it would lead to.

Sri Lanka alert on Nipah virus in Kerala, but rules out any threat

Main symptoms are nausea, fever, headache, confusion

India suspends visa services in Canada as tension rises between two countries

India suspended its visa services in Canada Thursday, as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate following allegations of New Delhi’s involvement in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen and Sikh leader, the foreign media reported.

Most public authorities proactively disclose less than 40% of the required information online: Verité Research

Over 70% of public authorities have disclosed online less than 40% of the information they were required to by the Right to Information Act (RTI Act), according to a recent study conducted by Verité Research. The Ministries of Agriculture and Public Administration disclosed just over half the information they are required to disclose and ranked highest in the assessment. The Offices of the President and Prime Minister had disclosed less than 20%

President to visit Iran, Iranian President to Sri Lanka

President Ranil Wickremesinghe met Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and discussed bilateral cooperation. President Raisi stated that both countries need to build on their traditional friendship by identifying new pathways to further expand cooperation.