Category: LOCAL

Video: Domestic mechanism a big lie: Wimal

Video: Domestic mechanism a big lie: Wimal

Oct 2, 2015

National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa today challenged the government to prove that the unanimously adopted UNHRC resolution did ... Read More

Hemasiri Fernando is new ITN Chairman

Hemasiri Fernando is new ITN Chairman

Oct 2, 2015

Hemasiri Fernando has been appointed as the Chairman of the Independent Television Network (ITN), Government Information Department said. Read More

Ex-President re-summoned by Commission of Inquiry into Serious Fraud

Ex-President re-summoned by Commission of Inquiry into Serious Fraud

Oct 2, 2015

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has been summoned before the Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry on Massive Fraud and Corruption on ... Read More

Imaduwa to Kokmaduwa temporarily closed on E01

Imaduwa to Kokmaduwa temporarily closed on E01

Oct 2, 2015

The road between Kokmaduwa- Imaduwa on the Matara-Galle stretch of the Southern Expressway, was temporarily closed due to landslide risk ... Read More

VIDEO: Police beat me; took nude photos of me-School boy

VIDEO: Police beat me; took nude photos of me-School boy

Oct 2, 2015

"After being held at the Kotadeniyawa police station for three days, I was beaten and accused of committing this crime. ... Read More

“Implementing UNHRC recommendations problematic”: Nimal Siripala De Silva

“Implementing UNHRC recommendations problematic”: Nimal Siripala De Silva

Oct 2, 2015

The implementation of the UNHRC, recommendations including the establishment of a war crimes tribunal, would create many legal issues in ... Read More

Special dress for prisoners during PT

Special dress for prisoners during PT

Oct 2, 2015

Prisons Commissioner Rohana Pushpakumara stated today they were considering to introduce a new dress, a T-shirt and a track bottom ... Read More

Seya’s killing: Released persons hospitalised

Seya’s killing: Released persons hospitalised

Oct 2, 2015

The 17-year-old student and the 32-year-old man, who were arrested in connection with the killing of Seya Sadewmi, were admitted ... Read More

Risk of landslide on Southern Expressway

Risk of landslide on Southern Expressway

Oct 2, 2015

The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) today warned that there was a risk of landslide near the 114th km post ... Read More

D.V. Upul allowed to go abroad

D.V. Upul allowed to go abroad

Oct 2, 2015

Hambantota District Provincial Councillor D.V. Upul who was charged with threatening FCID officers in a speech made by him, was ... Read More

VIDEO: Resolution on SL adopted without a vote

VIDEO: Resolution on SL adopted without a vote

Oct 2, 2015

The new resolution on Sri Lanka that was submitted to the UNHRC last Thursday, was adopted without a vote a ... Read More

Kumar Sangakkara Scholarship

Kumar Sangakkara Scholarship

Oct 1, 2015

We all know that new Hurricane Kumar Sangakkara is one of the greatest batsmen to play the game and his ... Read More

I robbed bank for my education – Panadura Bank Robber

I robbed bank for my education – Panadura Bank Robber

Oct 1, 2015

The suspect taken into custody in connection with a failed robbery at a private bank in the Panadura town, had ... Read More

One injured in Kandy fire Incident

One injured in Kandy fire Incident

Oct 1, 2015

A motor workshop at Sri Wickrema Mawatha in the Kandy town was gutted this afternoon. An employee of the workshop, ... Read More

Foreign Minister To Officially Request GSP+ From EU: PM

Foreign Minister To Officially Request GSP+ From EU: PM

Oct 1, 2015

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today stated that Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera will officially write to the European Union today or ... Read More