Category: LOCAL
Lankan engineer in NZ sacked after Rs 2.1mn phone bill
A Sri Lankan-born, Australian engineer has been sacked from an NZ power company after running up $NZ23,500 (Rs. 2,110,728) in ... Read More
Traffic along Gregory’s Road
Traffic congestion reported along the R. G. Senanayake Mawatha (Gregory’s Road) near D. S. Senanayake College, Colombo 7 as a ... Read More
Twenty eight students in hospital due to chemical exposure
Twenty eight students aged between 12 and 15 studying at the Lindula Rahanwatta School were today hopitalised after being exposed ... Read More
Town Hall Bomb: Suspects sentenced to jail term of 290 and 300 years
The two suspects who were found guilty in the Colombo Town Hall bomb case were today sentenced to jail terms ... Read More
Increase tax on Salt, sugar, c’nut oil to limit intake: Rajitha
Taxes on salt, sugar and coconut oil should be increased to limit their consumption because they are known to cause ... Read More
India-Lanka Joint Military Exercise Began Today
A 14-day joint training exercise 'Mitra Shakti 2015', involving military contingents from India and Sri Lanka, will begin at the ... Read More
Ravi K. to Make Special Statement On Fiscal Situation
Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake said that he will make a special statement on the fiscal situation of the country within ... Read More
Attempted Bank Robbery Foiled At Panadura: Suspect Arrested
Police was able to foil an attempted bank robbery at a private bank in Panadura last evening. The suspect who ... Read More
Indonesian National Resilience Institute Delegation Calls On The Chief Of Defence Staff
A five member delegation led by Rear Admiral F.X. Agus Susilo S.E.M.M from the National Resilience Institute of the Republic ... Read More
Opposition wants referendum on UNHRC recommendations
Several Opposition MPs today urged the government to hold a referendum to implement the United NAtions Human Rights Council (UNHRC) ... Read More
Vaiko detained during anti Sri Lanka protest
India’s MDMK general secretary Vaiko and representatives from 32 organisations were detained in Chennai after they threatened to lay siege ... Read More
Drop in demand likely cause of power outage: CEB
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said today the power outage experienced countrywide on Sunday night was caused by an increase ... Read More
Lookout for more rain
The Department of Meteorology yesterday warned of more showers with the possibility of the rainfall exceeding 100 mm in the ... Read More
Kotakethana murder case handed over to CID
The investigation into the killing of 48-year-old woman at Opatha waththa in Kotakethana has been handed over to the CID ... Read More
“LG Elections will be held on schedule in March” – Premier Ranil
Prime Minister (PM) Ranil Wickremesinghe said the government has no intention to postpone the local government election which is ... Read More