Former Sathosa chairman arrested at the BIA by FCID

Dress code for school teachers to remain

The Education Ministry has decided not to change the dress code for teachers in Government schools. Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said that the dress code will not be changed?under any circumstances. A request had been made to allow teachers in Government schools to wear anything they are comfortable with instead of the mandatory saree. The Ceylon Teachers Union had made the request saying teachers should be comfortable with what they wear in school. The union said that no one shoul

04 Nov, 2022

Leading businesswoman Janaki Siriwardhana arrested

The Chief Executive Officer of One Transworks Square (Pvt.) Ltd, Janaki Siriwardana, was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today. She ass arrested over the case linked to businesswoman Thilini Priyamali. Thilini Priyamali, the owner of Thico Group of Companies (Pvt.) Ltd., and her business partner Isuru Bandara, were arrested and remanded for allegedly defrauding over Rs. 1.28 billion. The Venerable Borella Sirisumana Thero was also arrested over alleged links to Thilin

04 Nov, 2022

Shehan Karunatilaka slams “insulting” claims by Rajpal over book

Author Shehan Karunatilaka has slammed what he terms as “baseless and insulting” claims made by journalist Rajpal Abeynayake over his Booker Prize winning novel ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’. The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka, a supernatural satire set amid a murderous Sri Lankan civil war, won the Booker Prize last month. The?Sri Lankan writer?s novel?is about a photographer who wakes up dead, with a week to ask his friends to find his photos and expose the brutalit

04 Nov, 2022