Coronavirus death toll in Sri Lanka crosses the 7000 mark

Ranil denies claims he protected Gotabaya

Former Sri Lankan President and six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe denied shielding ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa from prosecution, during an interview for Al Jazeera English?s ?Head to Head? that aired on Thursday. He also rebuffed renewed accusations that his own administration failed to credibly investigate alleged government links to deadly terrorist attacks that rocked Sri Lanka in 2019. Wickremesinghe, who was voted out of office in 2024, threatened to leave 8 minutes int

06 Mar, 2025

CID grills Namal over SriLankan Airlines Airbus deal

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) questioned MP Namal Rajapaksa over an Airbus deal linked to SriLankan Airlines. The MP was questioned for nearly 5-hours by the CID before he left the premises. In December the US State Department announced a slew of sanctions targeting individuals from multiple countries, including the former CEO of SriLankan Airlines over Airbus purchases. A US State Department statement had said at the time that Kapila Chandrasena, the former CEO of SriLankan Ai

26 Feb, 2025

Yoshitha Rajapaksa’s grandmother arrested

Daisy Forest, the maternal grandmother of Yoshitha Rajapaksa, was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) over money laundering allegations. The Police said that Daisy Forest was arrested after being questioned by the CID. She was later released on bail by the Kaduwela Magistrate?s Court. An overseas travel ban had been imposed on Daisy Forrest last month over investigations being carried out into a Rs. 59 million joint bank account. The Police said that Yoshitha Rajapaksa w

05 Mar, 2025