Third generator at Norochcholai coal power plant malfunctions again

Driver of truck involved in Passara accident arrested

The driver of the truck involved in the Passara bus accident has been arrested. The bus had attempted to avoid the truck which had come in the opposite direction when it toppled down a precipice last morning. CCTV video footage showed the bus and truck coming face-to-face just after a bend. The driver of the bus is seen attempting to avid the truck resulting in the bus falling down the precipice. The bus had gone down a precipice near the 13th mile post. The accident had occurred in an area

21 Mar, 2021

Pakistan exempts Sri Lankans from PCR tests

Visitors to Pakistan from Sri Lanka will not require PCR tests, the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority said. Sri Lanka has been included among countries listed in ‘Category A’ from where people can travel to Pakistan without a Covid-19 PCR test. Category A includes Australia, Bhutan, China, Fiji, Japan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, Tajikistan, and Vietnam. The new rules would

21 Mar, 2021

Sri Lanka recognises young “talented” hackers

By Easwaran Rutnam Sri Lanka has given recognition to young “talented” hackers including a boy who has reportedly hacked a cash-on-delivery system. Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said that?a young boy had hacked the Facebook page of former President Maithripla Sirisena. Rambukwella said the boy is a resident of Kandy and was pardoned by then President Sirisena. ?That child also worked with me for some time,? he said. The Minister said that a young boy had also hacked into a cash-on-del

20 Mar, 2021