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Sri Lankan Buddhist monk arrested over alleged sex abuse of 11-year-old girl
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09.05.2026

Sri Lankan Buddhist monk arrested over alleged sex abuse of 11-year-old girl

Sri Lankan authorities arrested a senior Buddhist monk on Saturday for the alleged sexual abuse of an underage girl, police said, marking the highest-profile case involving clergy in the country. Pallegama Hemarathana, 71, was arrested at a private hospital in the capital Colombo where he had sought treatment over the weekend amid an investigation into the alleged abuse of the 11-year-old girl in 2022. The crime is alleged to have taken place at a highly venerated temple in Anuradhapura, around...

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Former SriLankan Airlines chief in US$16 million Airbus corruption case found dead
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08.05.2026

Former SriLankan Airlines chief in US$16 million Airbus corruption case found dead

The former chief of Sri Lanka’s state-owned airline, who was charged with corruption over the purchase of 10 Airbus aircraft, was found dead on Friday, police said. Kapila Chandrasena, the former chief executive of SriLankan Airlines, was found at the Colombo home of a relative, said police. “We are investigating the cause of death and circumstances,” a police officer said. Chandrasena was remanded in March on charges of conspiring to accept a US$16 million bribe from Airbus in connection with a...

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Two Sri Lanka U-19 Cricketers Arrested for Filming People in Hotel Bathrooms
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01.05.2026ملخص الذكاء الاصطناعي

Two Sri Lanka U-19 Cricketers Arrested for Filming People in Hotel Bathrooms

Two Sri Lanka Under-19 cricketers have been arrested for allegedly filming women while they were bathing in a hotel in Narahenpita, Colombo. The women staying at the hotel complained that they were being filmed on mobile phones inside their bathrooms. Both players have been released on personal bail of 500,000 LKR (approximately $1,564) and are scheduled to appear in court on May 25. Police are investigating whether any of the alleged videos were shared online. Sri Lanka Cricket has not yet announced any disciplinary action.

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