Journalist Bandula Padmakumara has passed away.
Veteran journalist Bandula Padmakumara has passed away on 24th February. He was 71 at the time of his death. Padmakumara served as the founding and chief editor of Lakbima newspaper, in addition to holding several positions in news agencies.
An Elderly woman was killed by a hired labourer after hitting with a flower pot
The body of an elderly woman was found murdered in a house in the Rasawin area in the Kopay police division in Jaffna, police said. A group of students of the Jaffna University are staying at the woman’s house on a rent basis When the students went to the university and returned home, they found the housewife murdered on a chair and the students informed the Kopay police. Police later arrived at the house and found that the woman had been hit in the head and that a flower pot had fallen on the ground nearby, leading to suspicion that the woman had died from a blow to the head from a flower pot. The deceased has been 72-year-old Marainayagam Jayaseeli. Investigations are underway to arrest the man on suspicion that he had assaulted the woman and fled after the woman had come to the hired labourer in the deceased woman’s garden that day and that the man who had come to work was missing as jewellery gold jewelery worn by the deceased woman was missing.
Foreigners are waiting in fuel queues
Fuel shortage is an ongoing huge economical crisis in Sri Lanka. Due to this Long queues for petrol were seen at many petrol stations. Long queues for petrol were seen at many petrol stations in the Kalutara District as well as in the Southern Province, including the town of Aluthgama on the afternoon of the 23rd. Here is a foreigner waiting in line at the IOC petrol station in Aluthgama to refuel his motorbike while on a holiday at a resort in Bentota.
Rice exports to Sri Lanka is very advantageous They Pay extra $ 100 per ton,Does not even look at quality .- Myanmar
Myanmar says Sri Lanka imports rice at a higher price than other countries in the world and there are no restrictions on rice imports. Â The secretary of the country’s rice warehouse told a leading news website that Myanmar exports rice to other countries at US $ 340-350 per tonne, but exports to Sri Lanka at a higher price of US $ 440-450 per tonne. He also said that Sri Lanka’s rice exports restrictions were relatively low compared to other countries and the quality was not restricted.
Russian President Announces Military Operation in the Donbass Region of Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a “military operation” in Ukraine’s Donbass region, foreign media reported. The Russian president announced in a televised address that the operation was a response to the West Bank and Ukraine’s response. The Russian president also warned that the West and Ukraine would continue to suffer repercussions if such reactions continued.
The T 20 match between Sri Lanka and India starts today
The 20 overs cricket tournament between Sri Lanka and India starts today (24). Its first match is scheduled to start today at 7.00 pm local time in Lucknow. Sri Lanka and India have played 22 T20I matches so far and India have won 14 of them. Sri Lanka has won only 7 matches.
Senior journalist Sunil Madhava Premathilaka passed away
Senior journalist Sunil Madhava Premathilaka passed away last night. He was 78 years old at the time of his death. Sunil Madhava Premathilaka, a journalist as well as a book author, is one of the pioneers of journalism in the country. By writing a diary of a truth-teller’s , he left an indelible mark on the minds of Sri Lankan readers. He has translated several books, including Crying Freedom, America America, Carolina’s Diary, and Mohamed Ali. Mr. Sunil Madhava Premathilaka was also recently awarded the State Art Award. He is the son of Meemana Premathilaka, a great poet of the Colombo era.
Enjoining order against “Jaya Sri” band members lifted
The Colombo Commercial High Court lifted the enjoining order imposed on two members of the ‘Jaya Sri’ band for singing, promoting and selling 20 popular songs on the album ‘Mod Goviya’ and ‘Sundariye’. Colombo Commercial High Court Judge Apriyantha Fernando lifted the enjoining order and set May 27 as the date for the hearing. The censorship was issued to musicians Rohan Jayalath and Rohitha Jayalath after considering a complaint filed under the Intellectual Property Act by Jaya Sri, the band’s music director, composer and singer. The two respondents in the complaint have requested the court to remove the enjoining order as it is against the law. The two respondents, who have already left the band, had filed the complaint alleging that they were singing songs on the albums ‘Mod Goviya’ and ‘Sundariye’ composed by the band without their consent and that it was against the Intellectual Property Act.
The Murderer of the journalist Melissa Gunasekera was sentenced to death
The Court of Appeal has upheld the death sentence imposed by the Colombo High Court on a painter convicted of the murder of journalist Melissa Gunasekera. The order was passed by a bench of Justices Sampath Abeykoon and P. Kumaran Ratnam. Arulananda Anthony Ramson George, a painter, was indicted by the Attorney General in the Colombo H, high Court on February 2, 2014 on charges of trespassing, robbing and stabbing to death at her residence in Subhuthipura, Battaramulla. Defendant later appealed to the Court of Appeal, seeking his acquittal and release. The Court of Appeal ordered the dismissal of the appeal of the accused, ruling that the Colombo High Court Judge had followed due process in pronouncing the sentence.
A person arrested for selling women with underaged girls for Rs. 40 million
A person arrested in connection with an incident where a group of underage girls and women in Mt. Lavinia have earned more than Rs. 40 million by selling them for sex. The broker in the case, who was arrested by the CID, Colombo Chief Magistrate Buddhika C. Wijewardena has ordered that the suspect be remanded until the 4th of this month. Mr. Ragala made the order yesterday (22). Vithanage Rajeev Ravinath Jayasinghe, a resident of 108/35, Dream Range, Pirivena Road, Wadduwa was remanded. The case was filed in court by the Illegal Assets Investigation Division of the CID.