Moonesinghe granted bail in Taiwan bank hacking case

China donates bomb detecting robots to Sri Lanka

China today donated high tech bomb detecting equipment, including bomb detecting robots to Sri Lanka. The Chinese Government donated several equipment including drugs and explosive detectors worth Rs. 750 million to Sri Lanka. The Chinese Ambassador to? Sri Lanka, Cheng Xueyuan officially handed over the equipment to President Maithripala Sirisena at the President?s Office today. The modern apparatus was donated to Sri Lanka on a request made by President Sirisena. The President’s office sai

27 Sep, 2019

Probe launched on carcasses of three wild elephants

An investigation has been launched into the discovery of the carcasses of three wild elephants in Habarana. Wildlife officers said the three elephants are believed to have died under?suspicious circumstances. The carcasses were found near a tank bund in Hiriwadunna, Habarana and among them was a pregnant elephant.

27 Sep, 2019

Head of Avant-Garde?s Maritime Security Division arrested

The head of Avant-Garde?s Maritime Security Division, Vishwajith Nandana Diyabalanage, was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today. He was arrested when he returned to the country from Singapore. Diyabalanage was wanted over ongoing investigations into Avant-Garde. He had fled to Singapore despite a travel ban being imposed on him by the Galle Magistrate?s Court.

27 Sep, 2019