A notorious gang leader in Sri Lanka was shot dead Wednesday inside a courthouse by a gunman disguised as a lawyer, the BBC reported. Gang leader Sanjeewa Kumara Samararathne, a suspect in multiple murder cases, was brought to court under a heavy armed escort by commandos from the elite Special Task Force. He was shot … Read more
In a display of bravery, Malaysian tourist Farah Putri Mulyani rescued a local man from drowning at Sri Lanka’s Diyaluma Waterfall. The incident occurred when the man, who was swimming in the waterfall, inadvertently ventured into the deep end and began struggling to stay afloat. His distressed friends shouted for help, but it was Ms … Read more
Colombo, Sri Lanka: An intruding monkey at a Sri Lankan electrical grid sub-station caused a general island-wide blackout on Sunday, government officials said. The power outage, which began around 11:30 am (0600 GMT), had yet to be fully restored after three hours. “A monkey has come in contact with our grid transformer causing an imbalance … Read more
Colombo, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka’s leftist president marked the anniversary of independence from Britain on Tuesday with a pledge to change the impoverished island nation’s image as a “corrupt” country. Self-avowed Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake dispensed with the usual elaborate military pageantry of jet flyovers and horse parades to mark the 1948 handover of power. … Read more
2025-01-30 20:13:00 : Rites LTD, a state -owned railway engineering and consulting company, will resume the next financial annual to Bangladesh, Mozambique, and South Africa’s high -value rolling stock exports in CMD Rahul Mithal in an interview. Overseas ritual business will also see it expand its area of consulting opportunities in Latin America, Africa, Africa, … Read more