- March 14, 20260 CommentBribery Commission Completes Probe Against Shasheendra RajapaksaCOLOMBO : Investigations into the bribery case filed against former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa and other suspects have been completed, the Bribery Commission informed the Colombo Magistrate’s Court today. The announcement was made when the case was taken up before court. Shasheendra Rajapaksa, who is currently out on bail, appeared before the Magistrate along with...Local
- March 14, 20260 CommentSri Lanka sends home 84 bodies of slain Iranian sailorsMATTALA : Sri Lanka on Friday night repatriated the remains of 84 Iranian sailors who perished when their frigate was sunk nine days ago by a US submarine, local officials said. The seamen were killed when the IRIS Dena was torpedoed on March 4 just off the coast of Sri Lanka, in an incident that...Local
- March 13, 20260 CommentEx-SriLankan Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasena remanded over an alleged bribe of $2 millionCOLOMBO : Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SriLankan Airlines, Kapila Chandrasena, has been remanded until March 19 by the Fort Magistrate’s Court. Chandrasena was arrested today (12) by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) in connection with investigations into the controversial Airbus deal. He had appeared before the Bribery Commission...Local
- March 13, 20260 CommentNothing Justifies Killing Children’: UNICEF Calls for Halt to Middle East FightingCOLOMBO : UNICEF warns that the escalating conflict in the Middle East has created a “catastrophic” situation for millions of children, with more than 1,100 reported killed or injured since 28 February. According to UNICEF, the casualties include 200 children reportedly killed in Iran, 91 in Lebanon, four in Israel and one in Kuwait. The...International
- March 13, 20260 CommentIran’s supreme leader, in his maiden remarks, vows to avenge martyrs, keep Hormuz strait closedIran will avenge the blood of its martyrs, keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and attack U.S. bases, new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday in a statement read out on state television, his first remarks since succeeding his slain father. In the defiant address, Khamenei said the United States must close all its...International
