Program organised to felicitate Yohani in Parliament postponed

Navy detains four suspected human smugglers in Talaimannar

The Sri Lanka Navy detained four suspected human smugglers in Talaimannar, the Navy media unit said. The Navy said that 02 dinghies were also detained during a search operation carried out on Sand Dunes 3, in Talaimannar. The Navy conducts regular patrols and search operations in the coastal and sea areas of the island to prevent a wide range of illegal activities taking place using the sea routes. As an extension of these efforts, a special search operation was conducted by SLNS Thammanna an

23 Oct, 2023

PickMe denies claims of major data breach

PickMe, a Sri Lankan taxi hailing and delivery service, has denied allegations of a major data breach. There were reports that PickMe data including phone numbers had been leaked. The ‘ReadMe’ website had reported that around 1.8 million emails, 2.8 million unique phone numbers, and around 1.4 million hashed passwords and other sensitive information such as credit card details had been leaked. “We want to address recent allegations of a data breach. We categorically deny these claims and assu

23 Oct, 2023

SLPP, UNP marriage on the rocks after Cabinet reshuffle

The marriage between the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and the United National Party (UNP) is on the rocks after President Ranil Wickremesighe went ahead with a mini-Cabinet reshuffle. SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam told reporters the SLPP did not agree with the Cabinet reshuffle, which included removing Keheliya Rambukwella from the Health Minister post and appointing him as the Minister of Environment. Rambukwella was replaced despite defeating a no-confidence motion against

23 Oct, 2023