Two more patients confirmed with COVID-19

Former Maldivian President sentenced to 19 months in prison

A Maldives court on Wednesday sentenced a former strongman accused of plotting to overthrow the government to 19 months in prison for failing to cooperate with a police investigation. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, who ruled the Indian Ocean archipelago state from 1978 to 2008, is the second former president to be jailed under President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom?s rule. He was arrested in February on charges of attempting to overthrow the government of Yameen, his half-brother. A court sentenced him

13 Jun, 2018

One killed, 25 injured as two private buses collide

One person was killed and 25 others sustained injuries after two private buses collided in?Allawwa along the Kurunegala-Colombo road. The Police said that the injured were admitted to the?Allawwa and Kurunegala hospitals for treatment.

13 Jun, 2018

Foreigner reported missing at adventure themed race in Sri Lanka

A foreigner has been reported missing at an adventure themed race being held in Sri Lanka. SriLankan Airlines said that?Rumble in the Jungle ? the adventure themed off-road bicycle race being currently held in Sri Lanka, was suspended today in order to locate the missing contestant. One rider, a foreign participant whose team was leading the race, is currently unaccounted for. Search and rescue teams aided by the Sri Lankan Police are working round the clock to locate the missing rider. (Colo

13 Jun, 2018