Six accused sentenced to death by Galle High Court

Digital connectivity between India, EU ‘fairly fertile area’ to be explored, says EAM S Jaishankar

Underlining the importance of digitisation in the post-Covid world, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday discussed said that connectivity in general and digital connectivity between India and the EU is a “fairly fertile area to be explored”. “Going forward, the areas that the two partners (India and the EU) would be looking at would be technology and artificial intelligence. Data security, cyber security and privacy, EU and their conversations with big tech were all issues of int

27 Jun, 2021

UNP questions President’s decision to curtail MR’s powers

The United National Party (UNP) has questioned President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s decision to curtail the powers of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. The UNP said that the President had claimed that the economy had been well-managed during the time of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. “If this is correct, why has he chosen to remove the powers from Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, under the 20th Amendment, and empower P.B. Jayasundera to run the economy. Does the President not have faith in his own Pr

27 Jun, 2021

Suspect arrested for obstructing duties of PHI involved on Covid duties

A suspect has been arrested for obstructing the duties of a Public Health Inspector (PHI) involved in Covid related duties in Mahiyangana. The Police said that the suspect had used criminal force on the PHI in Gemunupura, Mahiyangana. The suspect was produced before a Magistrate and ordered to be remanded till 9th July. Police Spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said that the suspect had been arrested when the PHI was conducting contact tracing. The PHI was attempting to i

28 Jun, 2021