Canteen owners decide to increase prices

Gunathilaka has three sexual assault charges dropped

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka has had three out of his four sexual assault charges dropped after he allegedly raped a Sydney woman. The 32-year-old was facing four counts of sexual intercourse without consent while in Sydney for the T20 World Cup, however, the public prosecutor withdrew three of the charges in a Sydney court on Thursday. Police allege the batsman met up with the 29-year-old woman at Sydney’s Opera Bar after matching with her on Tinder in November 2022. The pair th

18 May, 2023

Canadian PM remembers Tamil victims of Sri Lanka’s war

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remembered the Tamil victims of the war in Sri Lanka. Issuing a statement to mark Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day, Trudeau said that Canada will not stop advocating for the rights of the victims and survivors of the conflict. “Today, we reflect on the tragic loss of life during the armed conflict in Sri Lanka, which ended 14 years ago. Tens of thousands of Tamils lost their lives, including at the massacre in Mullivaikal, with many more missing, injured, o

19 May, 2023

Case filed in Singapore over X-Press Pearl incident

A case has been filed in Singapore over the X-Press Pearl incident, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said. The Attorney General (AG) filed the claim in the High Court of Singapore over the X-Press Pearl incident involving six defendants. A case conference hearing took place on 15th May and the next hearing is scheduled for June, PMD said. The AG’s department is considering transferring the case to the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) based on SICC’s rules and litigation is

17 May, 2023