Sri Lanka condemns launch of missile by DPKR

Malaysian jailed for helping four Sri Lankans get fake passports

A Malaysian man was sentenced to 10 months’ jail for his involvement in helping four Sri Lankans get hold of forged Malaysian passports, Channel News Asia reported. Jagathes Kumar Koil Pillai, 42, handed them the passports and boarding passes for a flight to Italy on Dec 27, 2017, in a toilet at Singapore’s Changi Airport Terminal 1. After that, he left and returned to Malaysia, said the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) in a media release on Thursday. The four Sri Lankans, aged bet

02 Aug, 2018

Two PTL officials remanded after failing to meet bail conditions

Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) Chief Dealer Nuwan Salgado and the IT officer of the company Sachitra Devathanthri were arrested today and granted bail only to remanded after failing to meet the bail conditions. They were arrested over the treasury bond scam but were later granted bail after being produced before the Fort Magistrate. The Attorney General (AG) had informed court that the two suspects will appear in the case as state witnesses. Nuwan Salgado and Sachitra Devathanthri were or

02 Aug, 2018

As Maithripala backs death penalty Pope says Catholics will oppose

As President Maithripala Sirisena stands firm to implement the death penalty on some individuals, Pope Francis today announced that the?Catholic faith will officially oppose the death penalty in all circumstances. Pope Francis has changed the teachings of the Catholic faith to officially oppose the death penalty in all circumstances, the Vatican has said, according to the BBC. The Catechism of the Church, a codified doctrine which sums up teachings, had previously stated that the death penalty

02 Aug, 2018