Australian police say they've made a breakthrough arrest over an acid attack on two Sri Lankan students in Sydney. "The commander ... investigating an acid attack on two men during a Westmead home invasion in May, will address the media ... in relation to a breakthrough arrest in the case," police said in a statement on Wednesday.
The number of Dengue deaths has risen to 156 with 39 of them being reported in June alone, the health authorities said yesterday. In June, 5145 Dengue patients have been identified. Accordingly, the total number of Dengue patients reported so far this year has also moved up to 13,479.
India and Sri Lanka are set to energise their relations. Literally. The two neighbours will soon sign an MoU to study the feasibility of laying an undersea cable — which will be one-of-its-kind in Asia when completed — to connect their power networks.
American pop music legend Michael Jackson died of a heart attack in a Los Angeles hospital late Thursday, just weeks before he hoped to resurrect his four-decade long career with a series of sold-out shows in London. He arrived at the hospital in a coma and was reported dead about three hours later.
The government is seeking international help to nab LTTE fugitive leader K Padmanathan. The Sri Lankan government has forwarded details to other countries seeking his arrest, Foreign Minister, Mr Rohitha Bogollagama said.
The founder of the British Tamil Association has been jailed for two years for supplying the militant Tamil Tiger group. Arunachalam Chrishanthakumar, 52, was sentenced at London's Old Bailey for illegally procuring equipment for the Sri Lankan group.
Sri Lanka beat the West Indies by 15 runs in their Twenty20 world cup match at Trent Bridge today. Lasith Malinga and Ajantha Mendise took 2 wickets each.