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Philippine police have arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity over his deadly “war on drugs”.The 79-year-old was taken into police custody shortly after his arrival at Manila airport from Hong Kong.He has offered no apologies for his brutal anti-drugs crackdown, which saw thousands of people killed when he was president of the South East Asian nation from 2016 to 2022, and mayor of Davao city before that.Upon his arrest, he questioned the basis for the warrant, asking: “What crime [have] I committed?”Duterte’s former presidential spokesperson Salvador…

A total of 6,160 Sri Lankans have been offered employment opportunities in Israel’s construction sector, following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) reached between the governments of Israel and Sri Lanka.Furthermore, it is reported that a total of 1,082 Sri Lankan youths have already departed for construction sector jobs in Israel since January 2025.Meanwhile, the distribution of air tickets to 41 individuals who were selected for employment opportunities in the construction sector in Israel took place yesterday (10) under the patronage of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment’s (SLBFE) Chairman, Koshala Wickramasinghe. This group left for Israel yesterday.Additionally, another 177…

Three newly appointed Court of Appeal Justices were formally sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (11), at the Presidential Secretariat.Accordingly, the appointments were conferred upon High Court Judges W.K.S.U. Premachandra, K. Priyantha Fernando and A. Premashankar, according to the President’s Media Division (PMD).Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake was also present at the occasion, the PMD said.

An open warrant has been issued against former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon by the Matara Magistrate’s Court, upon the request of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), said Ada Derana reporter.

Doctors at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital have launched a strike, demanding the immediate arrest of the individual who allegedly raped a female doctor at the doctors’ quarters last night (10), said Ada Derana reporter.Ada Derana reporter said that the victim, a 32-year-old female doctor, had returned to her quarters at the government-provided dormitory for medical officers after completing her duties yesterday (10). It is reported that between 6.30 p.m. and 7.00 p.m., an unidentified assailant had allegedly entered the premises, threatened her with a knife, and sexually assaulted her.Anuradhapura Police is conducting further investigations into the incident.

Former President Maithripala Sirisena has paid the Rs. 1 million in compensation, which was ordered to be paid following the quashing of the presidential pardon granted to the convict in the Royal Park murder case, his lawyers have informed the Supreme Court.A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, which had previously considered the facts presented that the compensation had not been paid, issued an order this morning (11) directing that notice to be issued to Maithripala Sirisena.The notice required him to appear before the court on April 29 and show cause why he should not be punished for failing to…

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to the relevant ministries and institutions to make new recruitments to fill nearly 6,000 vacancies in the public service.Accordingly, the Cabinet has approved the proposal submitted by Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya to allow the relevant ministries and institutions to make new recruitments to fill vacancies in public service.The Cabinet has approved new recruitments for a total of 5,882 vacancies, including,• 909 vacancies in the Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation• 109 vacancies in the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs• 144 vacancies in the Ministry of Environment• 2,500 vacancies in…

US travel advisory for Pakistan: The US has issued a travel advisory for Pakistan, cautioning Americans against traveling to the country due to risks of terrorism and potential armed conflict. The US State Department issued the travel advisory on Friday, specifically urging Americans to avoid traveling near the India-Pakistan border and the Line of Control (LoC), Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces in Pakistan due to security concerns. The advisory states that people should “reconsider travel to Pakistan due to terrorism and the potential for armed conflict”.Do not travel to Balochistan and Khyber PakhtunkhwaThe travel advisory asks Americans to not travel to Balochistan…

More than 26,000 expatriates, including expatriate workers and students, have applied for new passports, according to the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment, Arun Hemachandra.The applications have been received by Sri Lankan embassies and high commissions abroad and have been pending for almost two years.The Deputy Minister further stated that some individuals are also facing numerous problems due to the expiration of their passports.It has been reported that this issue has caused difficulties for expatriate workers and students studying overseas in carrying out their future activities.Meanwhile, a discussion has been held with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and…

Under the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ programme, over 12,500 troops extended their assistance to support the nationwide initiative to renovate 1,000 selected schools. As a result of their efforts, the renovation of 380 schools were successfully completed from 20 February 2025 to 07 March 2025.The troops undertook the renovation of nearly 140 school buildings that had deteriorated over time, carrying out roof repairs, painting, and general refurbishment. Additionally, they restored damaged boundary fences within school premises. Furthermore, approximately 3,100 unusable desks and chairs were repaired and made suitable for reuse.This project continues to be implemented, with ongoing contributions from school teachers,…