The SLFP opposes the UNP’s idea of getting the 19th amendment passed without changing the electoral system, alleges opposition leader
Nimal Siripala de Silva.

Actress Semini Iddamalgoda challenges the police to reveal the identities of the six actresses, whom the police have implicated with drug dealer Samantha Kumara alias Wele Suda.

For the first time in US history, a judge has granted two chimpanzees a petition – through human attorneys – to defend their rights against unlawful imprisonment, allowing a hearing on the status of “legal persons” for the primates.

Removal of space debris -- a collection of defunct parts of old satellites, rockets and spacecraft -- has been a major headache for space agencies. According to current estimates, there are up to 500,000 pieces of debris the size of a marble, or larger, orbiting Earth. This orbital junk can travel at speeds of up to 17,500 miles per hour -- fast enough to cause serious damage to satellites and even the International Space Station (ISS).

Our society discards a lot of electronics, as they are rendered obsolete almost every day, but artists like Julie Alice Chappell, based in the UK, are there to pick up the pieces and turn them into beautiful recycled art. In her case, she turns old computer circuit boards and electronics into beautiful winged insects in a series called “Computer Component Bugs.”

A former top official of Rakna Arakshaka Lanka is to be arrested within days in connection with an investigation into serious financial irregularities in the security firm that was established during the Rajapaksa regime, say police department sources.