Teen dragged away by crocodile in Sampur

Social media presenter claims life under threat after dispute with Iraj

Popular social media presenter Ashen Senarathna claims he has received death threats after a dispute with music producer Iraj Weeraratne escalated. Addressing reporters today Senarathna?said that Weeraratne had shared his contact details on Facebook and instigated a hate campaign against him. Senarathna said that Weeraratne had accused him of being part of the election campaign of United National Front Presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa. Weeraratne has said that the young social media pr

14 Oct, 2019

India’s NIA says suspects inspired by Sri Lankan bomber among several arrested

India’s National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Monday said that 127 people have been arrested in connection with cases linked to the ISIS from across 14 states including those inspired by the mastermind behind the Easter Day bombings in Sri Lanka. The Express News Service reported that most of them were inspired by controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik. However some of the arrested accused have also revealed that they were radicalised by videos and speeches of Zahran Hashim, the mastermind beh

15 Oct, 2019

Polls monitors alerted over fake news campaigns

Election monitors said that they have received information that a number of systematic misinformation and fake news campaigns have been unleashed to deceive voters. The Campaign for Free and Fair Election (CaFFE) said that deliberate misinformation campaigns are extremely dangerous and immediate steps should be taken to address these concerns. CaFFE Director, Surangika Ariyawansha said that systematic misinformation and fake news poses a serious problem for free and fair elections. “We plan t

14 Oct, 2019