Sakvithi Ranasinghe and wife given suspended sentence after pleading guilty English language tutor Chandana Veerakumara popularly known as Sakvithi Ranasinghe and his wife who were accused of operating an unauthorized financial institution and exploiting its deposits worth over Rs. 164 million obtained from the public have been handed suspended sentences by the Colombo High Court. 23-05-2025 [More]
Humanitarian aid shipment from Sri Lanka reaches Myanmar The earthquake relief humanitarian aid donation shipment from Sri Lanka has reached Myanmar the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Yangon said in a statement. 23-05-2025 [More]
Two Israeli embassy staffers killed in Washington shooting suspect held Two Israeli embassy staff were killed in a shooting outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington DC on Wednesday night and a suspect is in custody according to officials and media reports. 23-05-2025 [More]
British soldiers make Everest history using new method Four British former special forces soldiers have set a record by climbing Mount Everest in under five days without acclimatising on the mountain as part of a high-speed expedition controversially aided by xenon gas. 23-05-2025 [More]
Lawyer arrested for allegedly sending sexually explicit messages to High Court judge A lawyer has been arrested for allegedly sending explicit messages via Messenger to a High Court judge. 22-05-2025 [More]
Mahaweli Authority Unit Manager arrested for soliciting bribe of Rs. 20000 A unit manager of the Mahaweli Authority who solicited a bribe of Rs. 20000 has been arrested on bribery charges. 22-05-2025 [More]
Two suspects arrested with smuggled cigarettes in Mannar Two individuals who were transporting a total of 168000 sticks of smuggled foreign-made cigarettes that were brought into the country without paying necessary duties have been arrested in Oluthuduwai Mannar. 22-05-2025 [More]
Sri Lanka marks 53 years since becoming a Republic Today marks the 53rd Republic Day of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka became a Republic on May 22 1972 following the adoption of a new Constitution. 22-05-2025 [More]
Political parties and ind. groups requested once again to provide details of elected LG members All political parties and independent groups have been requested once again to promptly provide details of all elected members for local government bodies based on the results of the recently concluded election. 22-05-2025 [More]
One dead 50000 stranded in eastern Australia floods Torrential rain continued to lash eastern Australia on Thursday (May 22) swelling already engorged rivers engulfing roads and leaving almost 50000 people stranded. 22-05-2025 [More]
