Four charged in Malaysia over smuggling a Sri Lankan
Three individuals, including a woman, were brought before a Malaysian court on charges of arranging the smuggling of a Sri Lankan national in July. The accused — Malaysians G. Santhiya Darshini, 27, and Janarthanan Appupillai, 46, along with Sri Lankan…
US doubles bounty on Venezuela’s Maduro to $50 million
The United States doubled the reward for the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to $50 million (€43 million). The Trump administration has accused Maduro of being the world’s biggest drug trafficker and working with cartels to smuggle fentanyl-laced cocaine into the US. In…
Borella shooting : 03 critical, Acting IGP visits crime scene
Acting Inspector General of Police Priyantha Weerasooriya has visited the crime scene where one youth was killed and four others were injured in a shooting in Borella. Three youths who sustained injuries in the incident remain in critical condition at…
Pakistan batter arrested in Manchester following rape allegation
Pakistani cricketer Haider Ali has been provisionally suspended following a rape allegation in the United Kingdom. Greater Manchester Police told Reuters they received a report on Monday, 4 August 2025, alleging rape. “After receiving a report on Monday 4 August…
SupremeSAT responds: Satellite still in orbit, rejects ‘baseless claims’
SupremeSAT has issued an official statement reaffirming that its satellite remains in orbit at 87.5° East and that no government funds were used for the project. The company said it welcomed the “long-awaited public acknowledgment” of these facts after 13…
Australian Governor-General meets President for bilateral talks
Australian Governor-General Samantha Joy Mostyn met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Thursday at the Presidential Secretariat, where the two leaders held bilateral discussions. Talks focused on strengthening the 75-year-old diplomatic relationship between Sri Lanka and Australia and expanding cooperation…
US to set up migrant detention centre at Texas military base
The United States is planning to build its largest ever migrant detention facility on a military base in Texas. The initial plan is to hold 1,000 migrants at the Fort Bliss base near the Mexican border starting this month, the Pentagon said…
Domestic dispute: 40 year old wife killed by husband
A 40-year-old woman was killed in the Diyabeduma Junction area of Aralaganwila on the night of Aug. 7, allegedly by her husband during a domestic dispute, police said. The victim, a resident of Medaella Wewa, was attacked with a sharp…
COPA reveals Rs. 7.7 Mn fuel overpayment to former CM
The Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has revealed that an overpayment of Rs. 7,730,262 was made to the former Chief Minister of the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council, Maheepala Herath, between 2014 and 2017, exceeding the approved fuel allowance limit. The…