The manslaughter trial of two men accused in the death of Dinesh Fernando Wannukawatta-Waduge has begun in the Grand Court.

The currency name, although also written as “元”, is actually “圆” with the same pronunciation in Mandarin. This character means “circular/round”, and was an explicit mentioning about shape of Spanish dollars—they were the same rounded shape and weight, reducing the need of weighing silvers in transaction…

A 20-year-old man charged with murder over the Christmas Eve stabbing death of Michael Aaron Bush, appeared before the Summary Court Tuesday.