Category: Local News

Former Deputy Minister Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman has been arrested by the Financial Crime Investigation Division (FCID) on Tuesday morning.

Three men including one Sri Lankan were sentenced to a year in jail each for breaking into a villa in Dubai and stealing valuables worth Dh1 million while the owner was overseas on holiday.

COLOMBO – China on Monday called on countries to join hands in strengthening maritime security and overcoming the challenges and threats faced at sea.

“It was with profound sadness that I learnt of the passing away of His Excellency Fidel Castro Ruz, former President of the Republic of Cuba and an iconic revolutionary of the twentieth century, states Maithripala Sirisena in a condolence message Cuban President Raul Castro.

India Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba arrived in Colombo on a five-day bilateral visit aimed at consolidating and enhance the bilateral maritime security relations between India and Sri Lanka.

President Maithripala Sirisena hopes US President-elect Donald Trump would grant Sri Lanka redress by not pursuing the human rights accountability charges against the country.

At a discussion held with the Secretaries’ forum of Recognised Political Parties, Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government Faiszer Musthapha said that he does not work according to personal wishes of any political party or gang.

The MV Avant-Garde was ordered released by the Galle Magistrate, on a Rs. 35 million bond.

The decision to impose a steep fine of Rs.25,000 for overtaking a vehicle from the left side was taken by the Transport Minister mistakenly during the meeting at the Finance Ministry, Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association President Gemunu Wijeratne said.

The caging of animals at the Dehiwela Zoo will be abolished by March next year while arrangements will be made to provide proper care to the animals

The Defence establishment has denied having any record of 32 Sri Lankan Muslims joining Islamic State (IS) also known as ISIS in recent times

The government will soon ban the selling of cigarettes separately, Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne said yesterday during a meeting held with Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA).

Northern Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran on Tuesday called for greater dialogue between people of Sri Lanka’s north and south.

The SLFP says it will push for the recovery of ill-gotten money from those involved in the Central Bank bond scams.

The government has appointed a high-powered ministerial group to diffuse religious tensions in the country.

Sri Lanka sees no threat from nuclear power plants in India, a Minister said on Tuesday.