Man shot dead in Angoda Junction

Two National Housing Development Authority officials interdicted

Minister of Housing and Construction Sajith Premadasa says two officials of the National Housing Development Authority have been interdicted over the destruction of an archaeological site in Ipalogama. The Anuradhapura District Manager of the National Housing Development Authority and a technical officer have been interdicted over the incident as investigations continue. (Colombo Gazette)

08 May, 2018

Viber assures Sri Lanka of secure and stronger connections

Given the recent outcry over privacy options on social networks by users, leading global messaging and voice app, Viber says it has taken careful steps to ensure data remains secure and private in Sri Lanka. Growing concerns have also risen about certain social and messaging apps harvesting private messages and using them as valuable data for their systems? algorithms?or for their advertisers. Given that there are over eight million Viber users in the country and the phenomenal growth of Viber

08 May, 2018

Namal slams harassment of Tamil by attendant on Jaffna train

Opposition Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa slammed the harassment of a Tamil woman on a Colombo-Jaffna train by a train attendant and urged the authorities to take appropriate action. The incident, which was caught on camera, showed the?train attendant verbally abusing the woman using offensive language. “Train attendant on Colombo-Jaffna train I was on today, sexually and verbally harassed a Tamil woman. He didn?t stop when I stepped in but got more abusive + racist (anti-Tamil) towards me an

08 May, 2018