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The case filed against 24 defendants, including Naufer Maulavi, on charges of conspiring to commit and aiding and abetting the Easter Sunday terror attacks, was taken up today (06) before a three-judge bench of the Colombo High Court.The case was heard before Justices Navaratne Marasinghe, Pradeep Abeyratne, and Sujeewa Nissanka. The defendants were produced in court under tight security, said Ada Derana reporter.However, as one of the defendants has filed an appeal before the Supreme Court, the High Court ordered that the hearing of evidence be postponed.Accordingly, the next date for the hearing of evidence has been scheduled for September 11.The…

An outbreak of the chikungunya virus in China has prompted authorities to take preventive measures from mosquito nets and clouds of disinfectant, threatening fines for people who fail to disperse standing water and even deploying drones to hunt down insect breeding grounds.More than 7,000 cases of the disease have been reported as of Wednesday, focused largely on the manufacturing hub of Foshan near Hong Kong. Numbers of new cases appear to be dropping slowly, according to authorities.Chikungunya is spread by mosquitoes and causes fever and joint pain, similar to dengue fever, with the young, older people and those with pre-existing…

WhatsApp has taken down 6.8 million accounts linked to scammers targeting people around the world in the first half of this year, its parent company Meta says.Many were tied to scam centres run by organised criminals in South East Asia, who often used forced labour in their operations, according to the social media giant.Meta made the announcement as WhatsApp rolled out new anti-scam measures to alert users to potential fraudulent activity, such as a user being added to a group chat by someone not in their contacts list.The crackdown targets an increasingly common tactic in which criminals hijack WhatsApp accounts…

The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has placed all Indian airports on maximum alert following intelligence inputs warning of potential threats from terrorists or “anti-social elements” between September 22 and October 2, 2025.The civil aviation ministry’s security wing issued the advisory on August 4, directing immediate enhanced surveillance measures across all aviation installations including airports, airstrips, helipads, flying schools and training institutes. “Recent inputs from the central security agency indicate a potential threat from anti-social elements or terrorist groups,” the BCAS advisory stated, calling for heightened security to “avoid any untoward incident.”Security personnel have been instructed to maintain round-the-clock maximum…

The Colombo High Court today (06) ordered the Director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to produce documents related to the case filed by the Attorney General against former Ministers Mahindananda Aluthgamage and Nalin Fernando, who are currently serving prison sentences.The case has been filed alleging that two Ministers and another individual caused a substantial loss to the government by importing 14,000 carrom boards and 11,000 checkers boards through Lanka Sathosa and districting to political offices of then-presidential candidate Mahinda Rajapaksa, during the 2015 presidential election period.The accused in the case are former ministers Mahindananda Aluthgamage and Nalin Fernando who…

National People’s Power (NPP) Member of Parliament Aravinda Senarath has announced that he is stepping down as the Chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA).He made this announcement during today’s Parliamentary proceedings.Speaking in Parliament, MP Senarath said he decided to step down as COPA Chair after a decision was taken to grant the post to a member of the opposition.Accordingly, he stated that he will continue to function as a member of the committee and discharge his duties.

Former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).Former State Minister Rajapaksa was arrested by officers of the Bribery Commission at his residence in Nugegoda this morning (06).It has been reported that he was taken into custody in connection with an incident where compensation was obtained through another individual for a damaged building on a plot of government land in the Sevanagala-Kiriibban Wewa area which was set on fire during the 2022 island-wide protests.Several properties, including a building that had been illegally constructed on a plot of land belonging to…

The conduct of tuition classes, seminars, and other workshops targeting the 2025 Grade Five Scholarship Examination is banned from midnight today (Aug 06) until the conclusion of the exam.Issuing a statement, the Department of Examinations stated that the printing and distribution of model question papers related to the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination are also prohibited.Additionally, it is strictly prohibited to publish or distribute posters, banners, handouts, or promotions via electronic, print, or social media that suggest exam questions or similar content will be provided to students.The Department further emphasized that any individual, institution, or party found violating these directives may…

Six individuals, including four youth, have died in five separate road accidents reported from various parts of the island.These accidents occurred yesterday (05) in Galenbindunuwewa, Nalla, Dompe, Pugoda, Kilinochchi, and Ingiriya, police stated.

The present government is revoking the privileges of former presidents out of a sense of revenge rather than real policy, according to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.The former President made this statement in response to a question posed by journalists after attending an event held in Colombo.Further expressing his views, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa said:“The greatest privilege we had was what the people gave us. As long as that exists, there’s no issue if any official privilege is taken away.”When asked about his preferred choice, former President Rajapaksa said he will pick Medamulana over Wijerama any day.On July 31, the Presidents’…