Sri Lankan ex-official targeted with fabricated remarks on former leader's alleged bribe

After the former head of Sri Lanka's national carrier admitted in March 2026 to bribing the country's ex-president Mahinda ...

Weekly quiz: How did a woman sabotage her own bid at Hollywood stardom?

Det Con Simon Lloyd says the group's motive can only be put down to "pure greed". A murder investigation continues after the ...
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Kingdom of Kandy was the last Buddhist State of Sri Lanka. When British reneged on extending State Patronage to Buddhism the Kings of Siam, Burma, Arakan (Rakhine) stepped in ...

The Kingdom of Kandy, the last independent Sinhala kingdom in Sri Lanka, was a Buddhist state governed by Nayak kings of Tamil origin from 1739 to 1815, who patronized the Buddhist religion despite ...

Scotland's papers: Parties in 'fiscal denial' and Cherry's SNP claims

A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland.