Another suspect arrested over hacking of President’s website

Australian Police pushing for court order on Danushka Gunathilaka

Australian Police are pushing for an apprehended violence order to be taken out against a Sri Lankan cricket star despite him being cleared of sexually assaulting a woman at her Sydney home. Danushka Gunathilaka, 32, was finally allowed to leave Australia in October after about 10 months on bail after he was acquitted following a judge-alone trial in September. Police had alleged Mr Gunathilaka had removed a condom without consent, also known as ?stealthing?, during a sexual encounter with a w

29 Nov, 2023

Official creditors and Sri Lanka agree in principle on debt restructuring

Official creditors and Sri Lanka have agreed, in principle, on restructuring the country’s debt. The Paris Club said that following the launch event in April 2023, 17 countries formally formed, on May 9, an Official Creditor Committee (OCC) co-chaired by India, Japan and France (as chair of the Paris Club) to respond to the Sri Lankan authorities? request for a debt treatment. The committee includes India and Hungary in addition to Paris Club creditors. Since then, the OCC has engaged extensiv

29 Nov, 2023

Deshabandu Tennakoon appointed Acting Inspector General of Police

Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (SDIG) Deshabandu Tennakoon has been appointed as the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP). President Ranil Wickremesinghe made the appointment as the term of IGP C. D. Wickramaratne ended and was not extended again. President Ranil Wickremesinghe had been trying his best to block Tennakoon from being appointed as the next Inspector General of Police. Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles was determined to have Deshabandu Tennakoon as the next I

29 Nov, 2023