Sri Lankan politician and president since 2024
Dengue outbreaks have intensified, with cases rising across Yemen, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka and other regions. Health authorities attribute it to monsoon rains and climate shifts; drones and police inspections are deployed to curb breeding sites. Official counts show thousands of suspected cases and dozens of deaths.
The High Court bench has convicted former Police Chief Pujith Jayasundara and former Defence Ministry Secretary Hemasiri Fernando in a fast-track trial for failing to act on repeated intelligence warnings before the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. The verdicts, delivering a 2-1 decision, come after prosecutors appealed an earlier acquittal. The attacks killed 279 people and injured hundreds, prompting ongoing legal proceedings for others linked to the perpetrators.