Category: LOCAL
18 new trains to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Railways Cabinet has approved the purchase of 160 passenger trains sets and 18 Diesel Engine sets. The ... Read More
UNP plans to contest at the General Election alone
While addressing a press conference, at Sirikotha today (19) Plantation Industries Minister LakshamanKiriella and Education Minister AkilaVirajKariyawasam stated that ... Read More
Wele Suda and Udayanthi Kulatunga transaction revealed: CID
The Colombo Magistrate’s Court this morning informed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to produce a copy of the Colombo ... Read More
Four dead at Rambukkana sewage pit accident
Four people have died after falling into a sewage pit in Rambukkana area. A woman had fallen into the sewage ... Read More
China bans Ramadan fasting in mainly Muslim region
Civil servants, students and teachers prevented from fasting and restaurants ordered to remain open in Xinjiang region. China has ... Read More
CCD director & two sergeants sentenced
The Colombo Crime Division (CCD) Director of and two Police sergeants were sentenced for 8 years by Panadura High ... Read More
“MPs are meeting IGP to discuss the legality of FCID”: Namal Rajapakse Tweets
Former President Mahinda Rajapakse’s elder son Parliamentarian Namal Rajapakse tweeted a short while ago stating that MPs such as Prof. ... Read More
Maithri refuses to give MR nomination from SLFP
President Maithripala Sirisena has decided not to give former President Mahinda Rajapakse nomination from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) ... Read More
Government agrees to grant 41% Golden Key deposits
Deputy Solicitor General Viraj Dayaratna today (18) said that the government has agreed to grant 41% of the deposits ... Read More
Murali Vijay fined for ‘illegal’ logo on bat
Indian batsman Murali Vijay has been fined by the ICC for an ‘illegal’ logo on his bat during the ... Read More
60 Million People displaced in 2014
The number of people displaced by war, conflict or persecution reached a record high of nearly 60 million around ... Read More
Somawansa Amarasinghe to re-enter the Political Arena with a new Front
The first meeting of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) former leader Somawansa Amarasinghe is scheduled for the 27th of June at ... Read More
Sri Lankan flight carrying 193 passengers faces fright
A Sri Lankan Airlines flight en route from Paris to Sri Lanka faced a drop in pressure during the flight. ... Read More
Field Marshal Fonseka’s Writ application dismissed
The Court of Appeal today dismissed a Writ Petition filed by Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka seeking an order directing ... Read More
Former Chief Justice entangled in Bribery scandal?
The Bribery and Corruption Comission informed the Supreme Court yesterday (17) that they would be conducting an inquiry into former ... Read More