The regular driver of the bus involved in the fatal accident on 21 June at Dunhida, Thimbirigaspitiya, along the Badulla–Mahiyanganaya main road, was arrested today (26) on suspicion of aiding and abetting the incident, according to Badulla Police.
The suspect,...
The Attorney General today (26) served indictments before the Colombo High Court Special Trial-at-Bar against former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and 11 others in connection with the alleged importation of substandard Human Immunoglobulin vials.
The indictment includes a total of...
Deputy Solicitor General Suharshi Herath Jayaweera yesterday (25) informed Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali Jayatunga that several detainees under special surveillance by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have been suspiciously released from certain prisons, under the guise of Presidential...
The Ceylon Bank Employees’ Union (CBEU) has decided to resort to trade union action unless the government takes urgent action to redress bank employees’ grievances.
The central committee of the CBEU union is scheduled to meet today (26) and its...
ATG Group of Companies, Colombo in collaboration with the Ministry of Health Sri Lanka and Muslim Aid Sri Lanka, supported the complete refurbishment of the Outpatient Department (OPD) and Emergency Treatment Unit (ETU) at the De Soysa Hospital for...
The ‘Praja Shakthi’ National Programme, initiated by the current government with the aim of empowering communities and ensuring the equitable distribution of economic benefits, is scheduled to be launched on July 4 at the Temple Trees under the patronage...
The Acting Magistrate of Dehiattakandiya, Y. Rajapaksha, yesterday (24) directed the Sri Lanka Police and the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) to conduct separate investigations into the fatal crash of a SLAF Bell 212 helicopter into the Maduru Oya...
Colombo’s Chief Magistrate’s Court heard explosive testimony yesterday (24) in the case against Dr Maheshi Soorasinghe Wijeratne, Consultant Neurosurgeon at Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital, who has been accused of large-scale financial fraud, unethical medical practices, and serious breaches of...
Twenty-two students from the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka have been suspended in connection with a disturbing ragging incident involving first-year undergraduates.
The suspension was imposed after a group of second-year students from the Faculty of Engineering allegedly subjected...
Dubai’s flagship carrier Emirates announced on Tuesday that it has resumed regularly scheduled operations following minimal disruption caused by heightened tensions in the Gulf region after Iran launched an attack on a US base in Qatar.
The airline stated it...