Ex Minister Suranimala Rajapaksa passed away today

Prime Minister defends Colombo Port City project

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today defended the Colombo Port City project saying it will be Sri Lanka’s main income source in the years to come. The China funded project came under strong criticism when the former Government was in office and work on it had been suspended for a short period soon after Maithripala Sirisena and Ranil Wickremesinghe took office in 2015. Rajapaksa visited the project site today as the Colombo Port City celebrated six years since the project commenced construct

17 Sep, 2020

Man sentenced to 10 years in jail for sexually abusing boy

A man has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for sexually abusing a 10-year-old boy in 2013. The Colombo High Court sentenced the 41-year-old accused, a resident of Colombo, who was convicted in August 2020 following a case filed by the Attorney General. The accused was arrested by the Special Police Unit of the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) following a complaint filed over the incident. Apart from the jail term, the Court imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 and ordered the prison term t

17 Sep, 2020

Sri Lankan leopard in UK zoo dies three months after giving birth

A UK zoo’s “beloved” Sri Lankan leopard has died, three months after giving birth to two cubs. Sariska, who had lived at Banham Zoo in Norfolk since 2015, died on Wednesday after being unwell for several weeks, the BBC reported. A post-mortem revealed the 13-year-old had a serious heart condition which would have led to her death within weeks, the zoo said. Its joint managing director Gary Batters said she would be “greatly missed” by staff and visitors. Further investigations will be carrie

17 Sep, 2020