In the wake of Sri Lanka successfully concluding its bilateral debt restructuring, U.S. Treasury’s Deputy Assistant Secretary Robert Kaproth will visit Sri Lanka next week to meet with government officials, think tanks, and financial sector leaders.
Prageeth Sampath Karunathilaka, an investigative journalist for the Daily Mirror, has won the Gold Award in the Media Sector - Individual Category (English medium) at the Presidential Environmental Awards 2024. The award honours his exceptional contributions to environmental journalism in Sri Lanka.
The eight suspects on remand in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 16-year-old schoolgirl, including her lover, inside the concrete structure of a half-built crematorium in Jalthara, Hanwella on Poson Poya Day were produced before Homagama Acting Magistrate Pathmasiri Jayawardene yesterday and further remanded till July 05.
Pathfinder Foundation, in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy in Colombo, held an event to commemorate the well-known pioneer of the Buddhist revival in Sri Lanka, the late Col. Henry Steel Olcott, on June 16, 2024. The event was held at the historic Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya, where several eminent senior Buddhist clergy and special invitees representing Buddhist organisations, Dhamma schools, and leading Buddhist schools in Colombo parti
The Department of Immigration and Emigration has extended the validity of all passports that expire from June end by one year until the issuance of the e-passport project takes off in January next year.
Sri Lanka has hosted the Second meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectorial Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) subgroup on Human Trafficking which was held on 26th and 27th of June, 2024 in Colombo, stated the Ministry of Defence. The Keynote Address was delivered by Major General JR Kulatunga, the Chief of National Intelligence and the Head of the Official Committee of National Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force of Sri L
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has cracked down on a widespread online financial fraud network in Thalangama, Madiwela, and Negombo areas, apprehending at least 93 suspects, including foreigners involved in the scam. Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa told Daily Mirror that the raids resulted in the seizure of 192 mobile phones, 60 laptops, and 13 computers. The crackdown follows a complaint from a victim who was lured into a
While condemning the President’s statement on declaring the services of teachers and principals as essential services, Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU) General Secretary Joseph Stalin said that before declaring these services as essential, the essential needs of schools must be fulfilled in the first place. He told the Daily Mirror that no essential needs are provided to schoolchildren. The weight of the education of children has fallen on the par
The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday decided to expedite the hearing of the fundamental rights petition filed to challenge the Constitutional Council’s decision to reject the President’s recommendation to fill the vacancy in the Supreme Court with the incumbent President of the Court of Appeal, Nissanka Bandula Karunaratne.
The public male toilet at Nuwara Eliya main bus stand on Mosque Road was sealed off by health authorities yesterday in the wake of the death of two individuals who went into the toilet. HQI Nuwara Eliya Police CI Premalal Hettiarachchi said the police initiated a formal investigation into the incident. Police said the deceased were Mohamed Imtiaz Fhasal (71) of Mosque Road and Ajith Nissanka (27) of Bagawanthalawa. The former had died when
Sajith Premadasa, the leader of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), raised concerns yesterday regarding the debt restructuring agreement signed by the government with official creditor countries, citing specific issues with the terms negotiated. “We would have welcomed the agreement if it benefited the nation but there are certain issues, Mr. Premadasa told a public gathering. “The IMF report talks of a grace period till 2033 while the governmen
In the wake of completion of debt restructuring with bilateral creditors, President Ranil Wickremesinghe sounded optimistic for the future of the country and said the agreement with International Sovereign Bondholders could be reached soon as the next step.
The officials from the Ministry of Health and the Department of Animal Production and Health convened an emergency meeting yesterday (25) at the Ministry of Health to address the current bird flu situation. The meeting, chaired by Health Secretary Dr. Palitha Mahipala, focused on the potential threat of bird flu.
A sailor sustained fatal wounds and a Navy Dvora damaged due to the aggressive maneuvering of a poaching Indian bottom trawler during a pre-dawn operation by the Sri Lanka Navy to seize the intruding vessel in the seas off Delft Island in Jaffna yesterday, the Navy said.
Two Intervenient-Petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court (SC) seeking an order to rescind the interim order issued by the Supreme Court preventing the President from submitting any other nomination to fill the vacancies in the SC other than the vacancy of the position of Chief Justice. Dr. Mahim Mendis and Ven. Dambara Amila Thera
Approximately 15,000 members of the Bohra community from various countries, including India, are expected to attend the Bohra community’s spiritual conference and annual convention in Sri Lanka, scheduled to be held from July 7 to 16.
The Court of Appeal has imposed seven years of rigorous imprisonment on a Human Resource Manager of a private company for committing the offence of sexual harassment against a female clerk by embracing, touching, and kissing her face and lips.
The Education Ministry has requested the Secretary of the Public Security Ministry to ensure special security measures for the safety of state university lecturers, students and non-academic staff, as well as for the protection of public property.
The Lankadeepa Aloka Pooja illumination at Thanthirimale sacred city organized by Wijeya Newspapers Ltd was commissioned for the second day on Saturday (22) by Editor in Chief of Sunday Lankadeepa Kanchana Dasanayake, Ajantha Kumara Agalakada of daily Lankadeepa, Divisional Secretary Nuwaragam Palatha East Sampath Rohana Dharmadasa and Divisional Secretary, Mahavilachchiya, Manjari C. Chandradasa
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15-year-old schoolgirl impregnated, mother’s paramour arrested
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