Malta, May 8, (Malta Today) - A Sri Lankan has been remanded in Malta on Tuesday after being charged with the rape of his ex-girlfriend. Technician Mathihul Akmal Mohamed Jabir, 32, from Sri Lanka, was arraigned before magistrate Joseph Gatt by police inspectors John Spiteri and Sherona Buhagiar, assisted by prosecutor Cynthia Tomasuolo. The magistrate read out the charges and informed the defendant of his rights. Jabir is charged with the rape of a woman, understood to be his ex-girlfriend, […]

Leg-spinner Viyaskanth Vijayakanth was handed his Indian Premier League debut today after he was named in the Sunrisers Hyderabad playing XI against the Lucknow Super Giants.  Vijayakanth was drafted into the Sunrisers squad after Sri Lankan all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga was ruled out of the tournament due to injury.

Colombo, May 08 (Daily Mirro)- Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security along with Controller General of the Department of Immigration and Emigration have been summoned before the Committee on Public Finance tomorrow, CoPF Chairman Dr. Harsha De Silva said today. He said they were summoned for a balanced inquiry into the ongoing visa fiasco. In a post on X, he said although it is customary for all public finance related legislations to be routed through the COPE, the visa matter was not […]

Colombo, May 08 (Daily Mirror)- Following the deaths of two inmates at the Magazine Prison allegedly after consuming a parcel of rice containing pork curry, the Department of Prisons has announced an internal investigation into the incident. According to sources, the Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) has issued an open verdict regarding their autopsies.  However, the bodies are slated to undergo further examination at the Medical Research Institute of Sri Lanka (MRI). The deceased individuals, […]

Colombo, May 8 (Daily Mirror) - Following the Grama Niladhari examination conducted till December 2, 2023, a total of 2,100 letters were issued to new recruits appointed to Grama Niladhari positions. The official ceremony was held at Temple Trees this morning under the patronage of President Ranil Wickremesinghe. The new Grama Niladhari appointments were made according to the results of the examination. Those who obtained the highest marks at the Divisional Secretariat level were awarded the […]

By Upali Ananda The OIC of the Anti-Vice Unit of the Medawachchiya police, who had been arrested by the CID for allegedly assaulting a young truck driver and which resulted in a surgery to remove his testicle, was produced before the Medawachchiya Magistrate Nimesha Dharmadasa and remanded till May 15. The magistrate ordered the Anuradhapura Prison Superintendent to produce the suspect for an identification parade on that date. His counsel, Attorney-at-Law Sajeewa Gunaratne’s request to […]

By Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera Parliament, May 08 (Daily Mirror)- The government has provided a plot of land to a government MP at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) to operate a jet fuel storage facility, Parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekara revealed today. He told Parliament that jet fuel supply is a main source of dollar earning to the country and questioned why the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) was losing its monopoly. The MP said the CPC had provided permits to […]

May 7 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca (AZN.L), opens new tab said on Tuesday it had initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine due to a "surplus of available updated vaccines" since the pandemic. The company also said it would proceed to withdraw the vaccine Vaxzevria's marketing authorizations within Europe. "As multiple, variant COVID-19 vaccines have since been developed there is a surplus of available updated vaccines," the company said, adding that this had led to a decline in […]

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