Accomplice of notorious underworld member arrested

US notes importance of ensuring accountability in Sri Lanka

By Easwaran Rutnam The United States noted the importance of ensuring accountability in Sri Lanka saying it will??foster long term stability and prosperity. A top US diplomat also emphasized on the importance of the US relationship with Sri Lanka saying the country is a valued partner in the Indo-Pacific region. Speaking to journalist yesterday (Wednesday) in an online press conference, outgoing US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Alice We

20 May, 2020

SLCERT issues alert over multiple vulnerabilities in Windows

The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) has issued a high level threat after multiple vulnerabilities were identified by Microsoft Windows. SLCERT said the vulnerabilities could lean an attacker to bypass security restrictions, perform a denial of servivice (DOS) attack, access sensitive information, privilege escalation and finally executing arbitrary codes on the targeted system. The affected software are listed below: * Windows 10 for x64- based systems * Windows 10 vers

21 May, 2020

Retirement age of doctors raised from 60 to 61

The retirement age of doctors has been raised from 60 to 61 following approval obtained from the cabinet. Health Minister Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi had submitted a cabinet proposal in this regard and the proposal was approved, co-cabinet spokesman Ramesh Pathirana said today. He said that there is a shortage of doctors in the country and so it was decided to increase the retirement age of doctors currently in service. Ramesh Pathirana said that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had proposed

21 May, 2020