Businessman charged for organizing sex tours involving minors
(UDHAYAM, SINGAPORE) – A 45-year-old German businessman was charged on Wednesday (Feb 15) for allegedly organising tours overseas involving sex with minors. Michael Frank Hartung...
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Grammy producer apologizes for Metallica, Caesar glitches
(UDHAYAM, JAKARTA) – The longtime producer of the Grammy Awards is offering apologies to Metallica and Shirley Caesar after a technical glitch and a misprint...
Cabinet nod for USD 1,500 M bond issue
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Better fiscal performance with favourable growth prospects: The government will once again go to international capital markets to issue international sovereign bonds...
No need to stand up for national anthem if it is part of a film: Indian Supreme Court
(UDHAYAM, NEW DELHI) – Modifying its earlier order ordering that everybody must stand while the national anthem is played in theatres, the Indian Supreme Court...
Cabinet approves 1,000 new buses for SLTB
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – The Cabinet of Ministers approved a proposal made by Transport and Civil aviation Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva to purchase 1, 000...
“Don’t rip-off foreigners coming for Whale Watching” – Fisheries Minister
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Fisheries Minister Mahinda Amaraweera recently emphasized the owners of whale-watching boats that charge higher-fee from foreign tourists is unreasonable as they are...
SAITM admissions halted for six months
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – The Ministry of Higher Education announced that it directed South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) to suspend admissions for six...
Change in US visa policy for Sri Lanka?
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – US embassy to Sri Lanka announced that the new U.S. administration has not made any changes to the current visa policy for...
Ten killed in Lahore blast for which Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claims responsibility
(UDHAYAM, LAHORE) – At least 10 people including Traffic Deputy Inspector General of Police G Ahmed Mobin were killed and at least 53 others injured...
Bail for one suspect in Hambantota case
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – One out of 25 people who were remanded after participating in the Hambantota protest was given bail and released. The others were...