Three people found dead in Panadura

President meets troops who defended Parliament during protests

President Ranil Wickremesinghe today met some of the troops who defended the Parliament complex during the recent protests. The Army media unit said that the President, who visited the Army Headquarters today, met some troops who performed their duties when a violent mob attempted to take control of the Parliamentary complex. The Army said that some soldiers sustained injuries during the incident and had been admitted to hospital. President Ranil Wickremesinghe made his first formal visit to

09 Aug, 2022

Bangladesh warns against becoming like Sri Lanka by taking Chinese loans

Bangladesh has warned developing countries not to become like Sri Lanka by taking loans from China. Bangladesh?s Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has warned that developing countries must think twice about taking more loans through China?s Belt and Road Initiative as global (BRI) inflation and slowing growth add to the strains on indebted emerging markets, the Hindustan Times reported. In an interview to Financial Times, Kamal also said China needed to be more rigorous in evaluating its loan

10 Aug, 2022

Indictments served on Johnston Fernando

The Colombo High Court today served indictments on former Minister Johnston Fernando and three others on bribery allegations. The indictments were served on Fernando, former CWE chairman Eraj Fernando and former CWE Working Director Mohamed Shakeer. The court released the accused on cash bails each of Rs. 50,000 and personal bails of Rs. 1 million. An overseas travel ban was also imposed on the accused. (Colombo Gazette)

09 Aug, 2022