Norochcholai repaired but power cuts continue

Fishermen protest demanding reduction of price of fuel

Fishermen staged a protest in Colombo today demanding a reduction of the price of fuel. The fishermen blocked the street along Galle Road during the protest, resulting in a temporary closure of the road at Galle Face. The Police closed the road near the Presidential Secretariat preventing the fishermen heading towards the?Presidential Secretariat. (Colombo Gazette)

23 Aug, 2018

Sri Lanka says it was not ?forced? to accept Chinese loans

Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to China Karunasena Kodituwakku on Wednesday strongly pushed back recent media reports criticizing Chinese investments in his country, saying that Sri Lanka was not forced to accept investments and loans from China and wants to continue cooperation with China under the?Belt and Road?(B&R) initiative, Global Times reported. Chinese investments in Sri Lanka have come under increased criticism, mostly from Western media and officials, who have accused China of using a debt t

23 Aug, 2018

Sri Lankan in Singapore faces jail for performing sexual act

A father of three was sentenced to six years of imprisonment in Singapore, including three strokes of the cane on Thursday, August 23 for performing a sexual act on his male tenant, who was sleeping at the time of the offence. The convict, who is originally from Sri Lanka and was working as a project engineer, married a Singaporean woman, IB Times Singapore reported. He pleaded guilty in June to one count of non-consensual sexual penetration. During the hearing, district judge Kessler Soh told

24 Aug, 2018