Sat 01 August 2026: A Sri Lankan court sentenced two ex-security officials to death on Friday for failing to prevent the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, which killed 279 people, including 45 foreigners. In a majority decision, a three-judge bench ruled that former police chief Pujith Jayasundara and former defence ministry secretary Hemasiri Fernando failed in their duties … Continue reading SRI LANKA SENTENCES EX-POLICE CHIEF, DEFENCE SECRETARY TO DEATH OVER 2019 EASTER BOMBINGS