SIYATHA NEWS

A wanted drug dealer linked to the notorious Sri Lankan underworld figure ‘Angoda Lokka’ has been taken into custody in the area of Mulleriyawa. The suspect, who was arrested by the Police Special Task Force (STF), was identified as Sarath Kumara alias ‘Cheety.’ According to Police Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana, the arrestee had been the mentor of ‘Angoda Lokka’ who is...

Former State Minister Ajith Mannapperuma today (April 09) took oaths as a Member of Parliament. He was sworn in before Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena following the commencement of the parliamentary proceedings this morning.

A special bus service has been set in place for members of the public in view of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year. The Chairman of Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) Kingsley Ranawaka said measures were taken to deploy 400 additional buses during the festive season. Accordingly, this special bus service will be in effect from Friday (April 09) until the...

At least 11 demonstrators were killed in clashes with security forces in a town in northwest Myanmar after truckloads of troops arrived to quell a protest against the ruling military junta, domestic media reported on Thursday. Protesters armed with homemade guns, knives and firebombs fought back against the troops in the town of Taze and more soldiers were brought in,...

Mayor of Jaffna Municipal Council, Vishvalingam Manivannan has been arrested by Jaffna Police this morning (April 09) for allegedly aiding to propagate the now-defunct separatist group LTTE. According to Police Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana, Manivannan had deployed five workers of Jaffna Municipal Council wearing uniforms similar to that of LTTE ‘police.’ Probes into the incident had revealed that the five individuals...

Showers or thundershowers will occur at a several places over most parts of the island in the evening or night. Heavy falls about 100 mm can be expected at some places in Uva, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern and Western provinces. Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Central, Sabaragamuwa and Western provinces during the morning. General public is kindly requested to take...

Chamath Palihapitiya "totally missed" investing in Coinbase because he didn't recognize the value in owning bitcoin as well as the companies based on it. In a series of tweets, the billionaire investor and Virgin Galactic chairman said that he opted to buy bitcoin rather than a piece of the cryptocurrency exchange. "My logic was that there was better convexity in bitcoin itself,"...

Myanmar’s ambassador to the UK, who has been locked out of his embassy by representatives of his country’s military, has urged the British government not to recognise the junta’s envoy and to send the replacement and his allies back to Myanmar. In a move that could have long-term diplomatic implications for UK-Myanmar relations, the ambassador said he was locked out of the...

The Sri Lankan rupee has come once again under pressure as it further depreciated against the US Dollar with the selling rate of the latter passing the 200 mark. The current buying rate of the US Dollar today (08) stands at Rs.199.21 and the selling rate of the US dollar stands at Rs. 203.50, according to the daily exchange report...

Ven. Jamburewela Chandrarathana Thero has been arrested by the Fort Police a short while ago, Police Media Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana said. The Thero and another protestor have been arrested during a protest held this morning (April 08) in the Colombo Fort area. Reportedly, the protestors had stoned and caused damages to a jeep belonging to the Fort Police which had...