Body of a male with stab injuries found in Kiribathgoda

Pakistan-China collusion: Why some Baloch are building elite clubs

By Francesca Marino According to a survey done by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) and widely advertised in 2020 by the local press, the average household income in Balochistan has increased by Rs 6,346, Rs 36,387. The survey, called Household Integrated Economic Survey, compares ?social and economic indicators? across the provinces. According to the same survey, Punjab and Balochistan were the two main provinces where income increased significantly ? both in absolute terms and in perce

15 Feb, 2021

WHO in talks with Sri Lanka to provide vaccines for 27% of population

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is in talks with Sri Lanka to provide vaccines to cover 27 % of the population. Sri Lanka was earlier set to receive vaccines from the WHO to cover 20 % of the total population. However, the WHO is now considering increasing it to cover 27 % of the population in Sri Lanka. Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said the Presidential Task Force to oversee COVID-19 vaccinations headed by President Rajapaksa’s senior advisor, Lalith Weeratunga is engaged in ta

15 Feb, 2021

AG looks to tighten noose on Ravi and Arjun

Attorney General (AG) Dappula de Livera today submitted a request to appoint a second trial-at-bar to hear the case on the third Central Bank bond auction conducted in 2016. The AG requested Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya to appoint the new trial-at-bar to commence hearings on the third bond auction conducted on 31st March 2016. Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake, former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran, Perpetual Treasuries Limited beneficiary owner Arjun Aloysius, and seven other su

15 Feb, 2021