Top Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal stormed into the women’s singles final of Denmark Open with an easy win over Gregoria Tunjung of Indonesia in Odense on Saturday. Olympic bronze medallist Saina beat Tunjung 21-11 21-12 in a one-sided semifinal match that lasted just 30 minutes. Saina will face world number one and nemesis Tai Tzu Read More
A woman worker of a software firm in Pakistan was told to either stop wearing hijab at workplace or resign, in perhaps the first incident of its kind in the Muslim-majority country. The incident caused an uproar on social media, leading to the resignation of Chief Executive Officer Jawwad Kadir of the Creative Choas company. She was Read More
While President Maithripala Sirisena has denied accusing India’s intelligence agency RAW of plotting to kill him, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe met his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in New Delhi yesterday and ironed out issues arising from the situation that prevailed in Colombo last week. Informed sources said that Wickremesinghe had assured Modi that India like Read More
KANDY: Most Venerable Mahanayake Thera and the Supreme Council of Sangha of Asgiriya Chapter have awarded Public Enterprise and Kandy Development Minister and Leader of the House Lakshman Kiriella with the title “Shshanamamaka Janaprasadani” in appreciation of his services to the nation and religion. Sri Sannasa of the honorary title was presented to minister Lakshman Kiriella Read More
Prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was dismembered after being murdered some two weeks ago inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, international media outlets reported. According to CNN, Al Jazeera, and RT, all of which corroborate The New York Times’ initial claim, a Turkish official confirmed to CNN Tuesday night that Khashoggi’s body “was cut into Read More
Kurunegala High Court acquits former Minister Johnston Fernando and two others from the Sathosa case. The verdict was passed when the case was taken up at the High Court on Wednesday (17). Defending Attorney Premanath C. Dolawatte said that the High Court acquitted the 3 suspects due to weak and contradictory evidence presented by the Read More
Ex-Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya says he has acted with “integrity” after being charged with corruption. The International Cricket Council (ICC) charged Jayasuriya on Monday with two breaches of its anti-corruption code. He is accused of failing to co-operate with an investigation and “concealing, tampering with or destroying evidence”. Jayasuriya says the charges “do not Read More
Bangladeshi garment manufacturers want to tie up with their Sri Lankan counterparts to add more value to the garment supply chain and reduce the lead time by at least 10 days. The development comes after Malik Samarawickrama, Sri Lankan minister for development strategies, put forward the idea in a meeting with the leaders of Read More
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) says it has alerted the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into Allegations of Large Scale Fraud and Malpractice in SriLankan Airlines to alleged corruption surrounding the controversial procurement of Airbus A350 aircraft by the national carrier. The German publication Der Spiegel has on repeated occasions flagged the allegations of bribery and Read More
In a move that might seriously impair Indo-Lanka relations, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday accused India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) of plotting his assassination. Sirisena, who was speaking at the weekly Cabinet meeting, told Ministers that the Indian intelligence agency was “trying to kill” him, but that “Prime Minister Narendra Modi may Read More
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