Prima Ceylon withdraws wheat flour price increase

Report sought on progress of probe on Pastor Jerome

The Supreme Court has instructed the Attorney General to submit a report on the progress of the investigations into Pastor Jerome Fernando. Fernando was arrested and remanded but was later granted conditional bail by the Colombo Fort Magistrate?s Court in January. He was also banned from leaving the country as investigations are still ongoing but the ban was later temporarily lifted. Fernando was arrested on 1st December and remanded under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rig

13 May, 2024

Widely shared images of “chikibilla” in Sri Lanka found to be fake

Widely shared images of the “chikibilla” in Sri Lanka have been found to be fake, AFP reported. According to AFP, a national park in Sri Lanka said it had recorded no sightings of a “chikibilla”, contradicting social media posts that said the dinosaur-like creature had re-emerged there after it was thought to be extinct. Wildlife experts also told AFP that no such creature exists. The images appeared to have been digitally manipulated. “The ‘Chikibilla’, which was thought to be extinct, has b

13 May, 2024

Philanthropist contributes LKR 270 million for Bishops College building

Prominent philanthropist Nahil Wijesuriya donated LKR 270 million for the construction of a state-of-the-art A-Level building at Bishops College, Colombo. This substantial contribution marks a significant milestone in advancing educational infrastructure and fostering academic excellence at Bishops College, Colombo. The donation comes shortly after Wijesurya?s LKR 1 Billion donation to complete the ?Little Hearts Foundation,? a cardiac and critical care complex at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital in

13 May, 2024