Ex-SriLankan Airlines chairman Nishantha Wickramasinghe arrested

Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

According to the Commission, the arrest was made in connection with an ongoing investigation into three separate allegations of corruption related to decisions taken during his tenure at...

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Twitter killer who murdered nine hanged in Japan s first execution since 2022

Japan has executed a man who killed nine people after contacting them on social media, the first use of capital punishment in the country in nearly three years.

Takahiro Shiraishi, 34, was hanged for killing his victims, aged between 15 and 26, after contacting them on the social media platform now called X.

All but one victim were women.

He was...

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Police warn of rising social media-based financial scams targeting Sri Lankans

Sri Lanka Police has issued a public warning following a surge in financial crimes targeting Sri Lankan citizens through various social media platforms, including Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, Skype, and WeChat.

During the investigations conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) recently, it has been observed that there is a rapid...

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Indian investigators download black box data from fatal Air India crash

Investigators have downloaded flight recorder data from an Air India crash this month that killed 260 people, India’s civil aviation ministry said on Thursday, a long-awaited step towards understanding the world’s worst aviation disaster in a decade.

The London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed moments after takeoff from India’s Ahmedabad city on...

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500,000 students and 150,000 teachers to benefit from World Bank education funding

An estimated 500,000 students and 150,000 teachers across Sri Lanka are set to benefit from a new $50 million additional financing package approved by the World Bank yesterday (26) through its ongoing General Education Modernization Project.

The additional funding will help keep vital education reforms on track, improve teaching quality, upgrade...

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Maj Gen Dolage appointed Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Army

Major General Kapila Dolage of the Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers has been appointed as the 67th Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, with effect from today (June 26).

An illustrious military officer who possesses wealth of over 33 years of distinguished service, Major General Dolage had assumed duties as the 60th successor in the office of the...

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