Record 22 coronavirus related deaths reported in Sri Lanka

Chandrika questions failure to punish “rascals”

Former President Chandrika Kumaratunga has questioned the failure by President Ranil Wickremesighe to punish the “rascals” who conjured up lies about Dr. Shafi Shihabdeen. Kumaratunga said that it is still not too late for President Wickremasinghe to have the culprits apprehended and punish them. “What about the rascals who conjured up lies about Dr. Shafi and spread them across the country, destroying the life of a good man ? Still not too late for President Wickremasinghe to have the culprit

01 Jun, 2023

Whistleblower to make more revelations

By Easwaran Rutnam in Australia A whistleblower who raised the alarm over a threat posed by gas cylinders and about a garlic scam, says he is prepared to make more expose?s and reveal the names of officials involved in multiple rackets. Former Executive Director of the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA), Thushan Gunawardena, told Daily Mirror in an interview conducted in Australia, that he hopes President Ranil Wickremesinghe takes action against those accused of various scams. The latest scam

26 May, 2023

Stand-up comedian Nathasha Edirisooriya arrested

Popular stand-up comedian Nathasha Edirisooriya was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport. She was arrested for allegedly making comments disrespectful to Buddhism. The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) had received a complaint against Nathasha Edirisooriya, accusing her of insulting Buddhism, and Christianity during a stand-up comedy show recently. Edirisooriya had later made a public apology over the comments she made. (Colombo Gazette)

27 May, 2023