Chinese national arrested operating drone in high security zone

Former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake remanded

Former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake has been remanded over the Central Bank treasury bond scam. He was remanded for the loss of Rs. 36.89 billion loss incurred by the Government as a result of the bond scam. Karunanayake, former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran and Perpetual Treasuries Limited beneficiary owner Arjun Aloysius are among those accused in the case. Attorney General (AG) Dappula de Livera had today filed indictments before the trial-at-bar hearing the case filed on th

17 Mar, 2021

Top Russian billionaire visits Colombo Port City

Prominent Russian business tycoon Andrey Melnichenko visited the Port City in Colombo. He was accompanied by Sri Lankan-born British Politician and former EU Parliamentarian Niranjan Deva Aditya. Melnichenko is a self-made billionaire with major investments in Switzerland based fertilizer giant EuroChem Group and Russia based coal energy company SUEK. He was warmly welcomed by Port City Colombo Assistant Managing Directors Yue Yeqing and Thulci Aluwihare together with Director Sales and Market

17 Mar, 2021

Another 83 Sri Lankans who returned found to be infected

Another 83 Sri Lankans who returned to the island have been found to be infected with the coronavirus. The National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 said that the 83 people were among 331 people found to be infected in Sri Lanka over a 24-hour period ending at 6am today. A number of Sri Lankans who returned to the country have been found to be infected over the past several days. The authorities recently said that the South African variant of the coronavirus had been detected

16 Mar, 2021