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Sri Lankan in Singapore faces jail for performing sexual act

A father of three was sentenced to six years of imprisonment in Singapore, including three strokes of the cane on Thursday, August 23 for performing a sexual act on his male tenant, who was sleeping at the time of the offence. The convict, who is originally from Sri Lanka and was working as a project engineer, married a Singaporean woman, IB Times Singapore reported. He pleaded guilty in June to one count of non-consensual sexual penetration. During the hearing, district judge Kessler Soh told

24 Aug, 2018

President says country suffering from damage to environment

President Maithripala Sirisena says the country is suffering as a result of the damage caused to the environment over the past few years. The President said that Sri Lanka has reached fourth place among the world?s worst affected countries. He said that 50 years ago Sri Lanka managed to secure the 97th place in the report but? now the destruction caused to the environment has seen the situation in Sri Lanka getting bad. The President expressed these views while participating in the commenceme

24 Aug, 2018

Court recalls notice issued on Gota and six others

The Colombo Chief Magistrate?s Court today recalled the notice issued on former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and six others to appear in court on?September 07. The Colombo Magistrate?s Court had issued notice on?Rajapaksa and six others over the case related to the misuse of public funds during the construction of the D.A. Rajapaksa Museum. The Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) is investigating the allegations ans has submitted a report on the findings?to the Attorney Gene

23 Aug, 2018