A businessman returning from Thailand was arrested with some gems and jewellery at the Mattala International Airport by Customs Officials today (June 11). Customs officials stated that the total value of the jewellery has not been estimated yet while investigations continue. This marks the first such arrest at Sri Lankas second international airport. […]
Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said he advised the Meteorology Department to issue warnings hereafter when there is some probability of a risky situation, even if the Department cannot be 100 percent sure, and not underestimate the danger posed to the lives of people. […]
DIG Vaas Gunawardena has been arrested by the CID in connection with the abduction and murder of a businessman in Dompe, the police spokesman said. The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) for Colombo North was earlier questioned by the Criminal Investigations Department and a statement was recorded from him. He was initially taken in […]
– by Senaka Weeraratna – No greater crime in the history of humankind can match the unrelenting and unceasing war that members of the human species are waging almost every moment of the day against members of other species for their flesh and bones. This is the biggest war of human kind being waged from […]
In the wake of the recent deaths, injuries and missing individuals as a result of the monsoon rains, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has directed Secretary to the President Mr. Lalith Weeratunga to immediately take the necessary steps to appoint a Committee of Inquiry to examine the circumstances surrounding the deaths of the fishermen and the reasons […]
A catastrophic blunder of epic proportions caused by the Department of Meteorology in not providing periodic weather updates in the wee hours of Saturday, resulted in at least 35 fishing boats going missing in the Southern coastal belt, where at least eight fishermen were found dead by last night. […]
Veteran media personality, Mohan Samaranayake observed that lack of professionalism, ethics and arrogant behaviour of some journalists was hurting the media in Sri Lanka. He was of the view that if such issues are allowed to prevail, journalists and media may suffer from a decline in public trust. Citing a survey conducted by a Magazine […]
An Indian delegation headed by the deputy leader of the opposition of the Rajya Sabha, Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad, called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees this afternoon. During the conversation, Mr. Prasad told the President that “Sri Lanka’s unity and integrity are not negotiable.” […]