Prasanna Ranaweera granted bail over Hambantota demo

Child killed, 12 people injured following accident in Baduraliya

A child was killed and 12 people sustained injuries following an accident in?Baduraliya today, the Police said. The accident involved a van and a jeep. Meanwhile, in another accident two people were killed and 20 others have sustained injuries after a private bus toppled in Digana.

08 Oct, 2017

Two men arrested in Sri Lanka over Taiwan bank hacking

Sri Lankan police have arrested two men for allegedly helping international criminals who hacked into computers at a Taiwan bank and stole millions of dollars, an official said Sunday, according to the AFP news agency The pair were arrested after they tried to withdraw large sums of money that had been wired to their accounts with a Sri Lankan bank branch in the capital Colombo, the official said. The police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) was working closely with Taiwan counterparts t

08 Oct, 2017

Sri Lanka to be a base for human rights monitoring

Sri Lanka has over the years been at the centre of the human rights debate, often being accused of violating human rights. However now the country is set to be a base for human rights monitoring with one of the world?s leading human rights groups establishing its regional office in Colombo. The?Sunday?Leader?reported that Amnesty International?s South Asia team ?will look to operate out of a regional office in Colombo. It is also learnt that the Regional Director of Amnesty International is r

08 Oct, 2017