Category: Local News

The Colombo Chief Magistrate today granted leave for former UPFA MP Sajin de Vass Gunawardena to travel to Singapore for a five-day visit to seek medical treatment.

The future will always be on the right path, if it is based on the correct path at present, said President Maithripala Sirisena issuing a message to mark World Statistics Day 2015 which falls today (Oct.20).

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers conducting investigations into the disappearance of journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda have unearthed evidence to suggest that he may have been killed and dumped in the seas off Trincomalee.

UPFA Western provincial councillor Upali Kodikara was arrested this morning when he surrendered to the Cinnamon Gardens Police on charges of obstructing the police in performing their duties.

A special Criminal Investigation Department (CID) team has boarded a floating armoury which has weighed anchor in the Colombo Port and has commenced counting the munitions aboard it.

Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has acknowledged that there are “no definite figures” regarding the final estimate of casualties in the last stage of the Eelam War, which concluded in May 2009.

Modernizing the transport system, enhancing livelihood of underserved families and waste management will take priority in the drive for establishing Megapolis, said Minister of Megapolis Development Patali Champika Ranawaka.

Sri Lanka will allow future submarine visits by China provided they are not too frequent, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said in remarks published on Sunday.

European Union (EU) election observers on Saturday called for more transparency in Sri Lanka’s electoral process.

Former Presidential Secretary Lalith Weeratunga on Friday (16) publicly acknowledged instructing former Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, to appoint Anura Siriwardena as chairman of the Independent Television Network (ITN), replacing well-known media personality Rosmond Senaratne, in violation of procedure.

Ports and Shipping Minister Arjuna Ranatunga has appointed his brother, former cricketer Dammika Ranatunga, as Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA). Mr. Ranatunga, a younger sibling of the Minister, assumed duties on Thursday, SLPA sources said.

The Sri Lankan government will not make any complaint to the European Union (EU) about alleged poaching by Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan waters, even as it has decided to increase the amount of penalty for violation of fisheries laws in international waters, according to Rajitha Senaratne, Cabinet spokesperson.

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake has been appointed as the Chairman of the Intergovernmental Group of 24 countries on International Monetary Affairs, which is scheduled to take place in Bali Nusa Dua, Indonesia, in October 2018.

Sigiriya Police arrested six persons for excavating the Sigiriya sanctuary. Police revealed that those persons were excavating to find a sword and jewellery of King Kashyapa.

The Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry into serious fraud has rejected the objections by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s lawyers and has decided to continue with its mandate.

Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa said that he felt proud when he saw President Maithripala Sirisena speaking in Sinhala at the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York early few weeks ago.