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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to depart for the Maldives today (28) on a three-day official visit. This is at the invitation of Maldivian President Mohamed Muisu. The President is scheduled to remain in the country until July 30. During this visit, the President and the Maldivian President are scheduled to hold bilateral talks…
The Railway Department has announced that services on the Coastal Railway Line near Ambalangoda Railway Station have been completely disrupted due to a mechanical fault in a train running from Hikkaduwa to Maradana. The incident was reported this morning (28), and the Railway Department said that necessary steps are being taken to remove the faulty…
An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Denver Airport on Saturday after the landing gear failed, causing a fire and smoke to billow from the runway. An emergency evacuation was conducted, and all 173 passengers were safely evacuated. Authorities said one person suffered minor injuries. The Boeing 737 MAX 8,…
US President Donald Trump has succeeded in brokering an immediate ceasefire in the violent conflict in the Thailand-Cambodia conflict. In a significant service as a global peacemaker, POTUS Donald Trump has announced that Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an “immediate ceasefire” in the violent clashes along their borders. The US president said he spoke…
The house of former Provincial Councilor K. Pushpakumar alias Iniyabharathi, who is considered to be a close political ally of former Eastern Province Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan, who is currently being detained and questioned, was specially searched. A house and office belonging to him in the Kalmunai area of Ampara were specially searched…
The gunman who was allegedly shot Bus Asitha near the Dehiwala railway station was shot dead by the Special Task Force in Kahathuduwa, the police media spokesperson says. According to sources he was a former Police Special Task Force (PTI) soldier and has been dismissed from service on drug charges. At around 4:30 AM today…
W. M. Athula Thilakaratne, who was illegally released from the court under the misleading Presidential Amnesty, has been sentenced to 7 years of rigorous imprisonment by Anuradhapura High Court Judge Dr. Nalin de Hewawasam. This is in relation to two charges about taking (theft) of money worth Rs. 3.5 million deposited in an account by…
A Sub-Inspector from the Kompannavidiya (Slave Island) Police Station has been apprehended by officers from the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) on charges related to soliciting a bribe. The arrest occurred in the vicinity of the Fort Magistrate’s Court, according to official sources. Reports indicate that the officer allegedly demanded a…
The Supreme Court has ordered that Singapore based X-Press Feeder shipping company to pay $1 billion in damages due to the environmental and economic fallout from the X-Press Pearl container ship fire. According to the judgment, this compensation is to be directed to the Treasury Secretary. The ruling also highlighted that the then Minister responsible,…
An attempt to shoot a health administration officer near the S. D. S. Jayasinghe Stadium in Dehiwala has failed. Police said that a person who arrived on a motorcycle at around 9:15 am today attempted to shoot a person near the stadium. However, it is said that the attempt was unsuccessful as the shooter’s firearm…