Delegation from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation meets Defence Secy
Senior officials of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) met the Sri Lankan Defence Secretary General (Rtd) Kamal Gunaratne […]
Australia plans to halve migrant intake, tighten student visa rules
Australia on Monday said it would tighten visa rules for international students and low-skilled workers that could halve its migrant […]
Islandwide power outage due to system error
An island-wide power outage has been reported, and the CEB is currently attending to the matter. Sources close to The […]
Court grants bail to woman who tried to sell twins for Rs 25,000 each
The three suspects arrested for selling newborn twins have been granted bail today (08). The three arrestees were released on […]
Water cut in parts of Colombo tomorrow
The water supply for parts of Colombo will be suspended tomorrow (Dec.09) for a period of 16 hours, the National […]
Famous drug peddler ‘Kudu Dhanu’ arrested with ICE
The Police Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a woman who was in possession of more than 1 kilogram of […]
Was ‘Prophet’ Jerome’s arrest justifiable under the ICCPR? SL police answers
BY Ruwani Fonseka Jerome Fernando’s arrest was based on sub section 15, which falls under the International Covenant on Civil […]
Sri Lanka to receive about $600mn ADB funding post-IMF approval
Sri Lanka will get about $600 million, on a staggered basis, from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) after the International […]
Kelaniya Uni. closed until further notice
The University of Kelaniya, excluding the Faculty of Medicine, has been closed until further notice. Accordingly, all hostels of the […]
CID launches money laundering probe against Prophet Jerome
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has launched a money laundering investigation against self-styled ‘Prophet’ Jerome Fernando, The Newsdesk reliably learns […]