Romania , April 18 - A 53-year-old Sri Lankan man, wanted internationally for a murder committed in Bucharest in 1991, has been arrested in Germany earlier this year. He is set to be extradited to Romania on April 23 to serve a 19-year prison sentence. According to a police press release, the man killed a foreign citizen in December 1991. He then tied up the victim, wrapped him in a carpet from his residence in Bucharest and transported him to the CrângaÈ™i neighborhood, where he disposed […]

Colombo, April 18 (Daily Mirror) - Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has filed a Fundamental Rights petition before the Supreme Court seeking a declaration that the imports of human immunoglobulin (Human-IG) and several other medicinal drugs without competitive bids is wrongful and illegal.   The petitioner highlighted the serious ramifications on the health sector and the public from the recent controversial procurement of medical supplies including human immunoglobulin. The […]

April 18 - The Ministry of Defence has directed the Sri Lanka Army to implement a month-long General Amnesty starting from April 20 to May 20, 2024 enabling all Army absentees to receive an official discharge from their service. The General Amnesty, applicable to all Officers and Other Ranks who have been Absent Without Leave (AWOL) before April 2, 2024, presents a structured process for legal discharge. Individuals falling under this category are required to report to their respective […]

The global annual damage caused by climate change is estimated to be 38 trillion dollars until the year 2050, a study by a German research institute has found. According to scientists at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) ‘the world economy is already committed to an income reduction of 19 percent until 2050, even if CO2 emissions were to be drastically cut immediately. South Asia and Africa are listed as regions that will experience the strongest income reductions due […]

April 18 - Google has fired 28 workers after dozens of employees participated in sit-ins at the company’s New York and Sunnyvale, California, offices to protest the company’s cloud computing contract with the Israeli government. A day earlier, nine employees were arrested on charges of trespassing at the two offices. “Physically impeding other employees’ work and preventing them from accessing our facilities is a clear violation of our policies, and completely unacceptable […]

Colombo, April 18 (Daily Mirror) - The respondent parties in the first application filed before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court under the newly enacted Online Safety Act, raised objections challenging the maintainability of the application. On April 4, the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court issued a conditional order preventing the respondent parties from communicating alleged false information against former Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission (PUCSL) Janaka Ratnayake.  Court […]

Colombo, April 18 (Daily Mirror) - The Court of Appeal has issued notice on former Member of Parliament Hirunika Premachandra, requiring her to appear before court on May 8 in connection with a contempt of court application. The petitioner, Hisham Jamaldeen alleged that respondent Hirunika Premachandra had made a statement to the media regarding the order of the Magistrate in granting bail to him while there is an ongoing proceeding before the Magistrate's Court of Mount Lavinia.  It was […]

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