Remand for Sarath Kumara Gunaratne extended further

CID grills swimming champion Julian Bolling

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today recorded a statement from?Sri Lanka’s swimming champion Julian Bolling. Bolling was questioned for several hours over the 9th July protest near the private residence of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, which was later set on fire. The CID also questioned businessman Jonathan Martenstyn over the same incident. Meanwhile, former cricketer Roshan Mahanama said that the right to speech and expression of opinion in a peaceful way is a basic human r

17 Aug, 2022

Jacqueline Fernandez named an accused in money laundering case

Sri Lankan born actress Jacqueline Fernandez has been named an accused in the money laundering case in India against conman Sukesh Chandrashekar. The actor has been named an accused in the supplementary charge sheet filed in a Delhi court by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the money trail in the extortion case. Earlier, Delhi Police had arrested Chandrashekar for allegedly extorting around???215 crore from Aditi Singh and Shivender?Singh, members of the former promoters of p

17 Aug, 2022

Indonesia hands over package worth LKR 2.5 million to Sri Lanka

Indonesia handed over a package worth LKR 2.5 million to Sri Lanka, the Indonesian Embassy in Colombo said. The Indonesian Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Dewi Gustina Tobing, handed over the donation package worth LKR 2.5 million to the Sri Lanka in need after the flag-hoisting ceremony commemorating the 77th Indonesian Independence Day, which took place in the Indonesian Embassy courtyard in Colombo. The event was attended by the Indonesian Community in Sri Lanka, representatives o

18 Aug, 2022