2022

Law & OrderRAVI LADDUWAHETTYTags: Print Edition    A retired doctor has been arrested in connection with the hand grenade which was recently found planted inside theAll Saints’ Church in Borella. He was taken into custody from…
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Law & OrderDilshan TharakaTags: Print EditionThe Colombo High Court yesterday fixed the case filed against former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando on charges of failing to prevent Easter Sunday attacks despite receiving…
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Law & OrderDilshan TharakaTags: Print Edition    Some pages in the originals of the letters that led to the filing of the case against former IGP Pujith Jayasundara for failing to prevent the Easter Sunday terror attacks were found…
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Law & OrderShavini MadharaTags: Print Edition  Colombo Chief Magistrate Buddhika Ragala on Tuesday ordered the extension of remand for Ruwan Chamila alias ‘Dematagoda Ruwan’ who was charged with amassing billions of rupees worth of…
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WorldThe Tonga underwater volcano eruption. Tags: Print EditionTONGA: New satellite images released after the dramatic eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on Saturday evening have revealed early indications of the damage…
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WorldAfghan journalists on assignment in Helmand Province Tags: Print Edition    AFGHANISTN: A new survey has revealed that 95 per cent of Afghan journalists cannot cover events independently and also have a problem of accessing…
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WorldTags: Print Edition      SOUTH AFRICA: Lions and pumas at a zoo in the South African capital of Pretoria got severe Covid-19 from asymptomatic zoo handlers, raising concerns that new variants could emerge from animal reservoirs of…
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WorldTags: Print EditionUK: One in ten people may still be infectious for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, after the 10 day quarantine period, according to a study. The research, published recently in the International…
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WorldIndonesian President Joko Widodo (L) gestures as Governor of East Kalimantan Isran Noor stands during their visit to an area, planned to be the location of Indonesia’s new capital in East Kalimantan Province. Tags: Print…
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WorldTags: Print Edition      AUSTRALIA: A thief has made off with 42,000 much-sought Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) from a freight depot in Sydney, authorities said today. A man entered a freight depot in the suburb of Mascot on Tuesday…
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