4 New WhatsApp Features You Must Know About WhatsApp has been on a roll in the past few months. The company has added several much-requested features like the ability to edit sent messages, send HD images, and more to the…
FOR SHARING SEX VIDEOS ONLINE YOUNG COUPLE ARRESTED
Young couple was arrested for sharing live sex videos online A young married couple who allegedly distributed live sex videos online has been arrested at Kumbuka in Horana, police said. They said the arrest was made by the Computer…
FOR POINTING A LASER BEAM AT MAGISTRATE REMANDED
Tuition teacher who pointed a laser at Kaduwela magistrate remanded A tuition teacher who held a laser beam at Kaduwela Magistrate Chanima Wijebandara during a court session has been remanded until September 27. The suspect, Janith Dias, was arrested…
WITH 4.5 M $ INTEREST SRI LANKA REPAYS BANGLADESH LOAN OF $ 200 M
Sri Lanka pays off USD 200 million loan from Bangladesh with interest Sri Lanka has paid off the entirety of USD $200 million loan from Bangladesh, taken through a currency exchange agreement two years ago to survive the severe dollar…
CBSL ANNOUNCES DROP IN DOLLAR RATE
Dollar rate drops at banks today The Sri Lankan Rupee has appreciated slightly against the US Dollar at commercial banks in Sri Lanka today (Sep. 22) compared to Thursday. At Peoples Bank, the buying rate of the US Dollar…
RUPEES ONE MILLION FORCEFULLY TAKEN BY EXCISE OFFICIALS BY KIDNAPPING BEEDI MUDALALI
Excise officials kidnap beedi businessman & forcefully take Rs.1mn The Walasmulla Police have launched an investigation into an incident where a Beedi businessman was kidnapped and assaulted before forcefully taking Rs.1 million from him. The business license of the…
FIRST TO WARN OF ZAHRAN WAS RANJITH MADDUMA BANDARA
“Ranjith Madduma Bandara was the first who was warned of Zahran” MP Sarath Weerasekera has said that the then Intelligence head had initially informed about Zahran to the then minister of law and order – Ranjith Madduma Bandara. He…
POWDERED MILK PRICE INCREASES OWING TO INCREASE OF IMPORT TAX
Import tax on powdered milk increased Port and Airport Levy (PAL) on imported milk powder has been increased by 10%, says Trade Minister Nalin Fernando. The tax increase comes into effect today (Sept. 22). However, the prices of powdered…
ASSISTANCE OF ANTI-VIRUS DEVELOPERS SOUGHT OVER WIPED OFF EMAIL DATA
SLCERT in talks with Anti-Virus developers over wiped email data The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) said that the assistance from international antivirus development agencies will be obtained to recover the emails that were lost following a ransomware…
SLFP NEW GENERAL SECRETARY’S INJUNCTION EXTENDED
Injunction on new SLFP General Secretary, extended The Colombo District Court today (22 Sep.) ordered that the interim injunction preventing Sarath Ekanayake, who was appointed as General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) after Dayasiri Jayasekara’s expulsion,…
