A house of ill fame in Bambalapitiya was raided last night and six persons including five women were arrested. “The manager of the ‘house’ is also among the arrested and the women, aged between 23 and 40, are residents of Ratmalana, Veyangoda, Padaviya, Dambulla and Anuradhapura,” said the Walana Central Corruption Prevention Unit. […]
“I have an interesting letter that will make you all laugh,” declared President Mahinda Rajapaksa, when the weekly cabinet meeting ended on Wednesday night. He read out to his ministers the contents in Sinhala without identifying the writer. The recipients were the writer’s sister and brother-in-law. He had thanked them as well as their children […]
The damages to the national highway network alone specially in the North Central, Eastern, and Central provinces due to floods amounts to Rs.250 million approx. said Deputy Minister of Ports and Highways Nirmala Kothalawala. The worst affected are the roads in the Eastern Province, he said. […]
A Lance Corporal of the Army on parachute training died today when he fell into the Weerawila Tank during a training jump. “The parachute opened but the corporal got entangled in it resulting in him falling into the tank,” said Army spokesman Major General Ubhaya Medawala. […]
“Go tell it to birds,” said Karu Jayasuriya, Deputy Leader of the United National Party yesterday to members of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party who allege that the attack on the UNP rally on February 04 was done by the UNPers themselves. Addressing a media briefing yesterday, Karu J. said that the manner in which […]
Source: Reuters – By Shihar Aneez COLOMBO, Feb 10 – Sri Lanka plans to build a new port city by reclaiming the seafront at a cost of $350 million and selling the land as it expands the island nation’s main harbour, the state-run Port Authority said on Thursday. As presently envisaged, the creation of 340 […]
The government yesterday introduced legislation in Parliament to make provision for a disabled voter to be accompanied by a person when voting at elections. The new Bill which was presented in the House would be taken up for debate soon. The Bill provides for the accompanying person to make the ballot paper as directed by […]
Two persons, including a sick child, died on the spot and 12 others were injured in a head on collision between an ambulance and a CTB bus at the Walliwela bend on the Matale- Dambulla main road yesterday afternoon. The ambulance was transporting several patients including a 12-year-old boy to the Polonnaruwa Hospital from a […]
Today, there is no rule of law in the country. Only the deities are left to take our grievances, says Anoma Fonseka, wife of former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka. She made this statement yesterday taking part in a pooja held at the Kali Amma Kovil in Mutwal to mark the completion of a year since […]
Now that the government has estimated the damages caused by floods at over Rs. 50 bn, it should take tangible measures to cut down on waste, corruption and irregularities to save money needed for relief programmes, says UNP Parliamentarian Dr. Harsha de Silva. Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera, on Monday (7), made the flood damage […]
President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited the Deyata Kirula exhibition in Buttala on the fifth day yesterday. The exhibition is being held for the fifth consecutive year, in Buttala, Moneragala from February 4 to 10 while providing knowledge and entertainment. Above all the exhibition creates a strong image of the country’s history. […]
Source: BBC – Pix by Getty Images Opposition parties in Sri Lanka are promising a huge demonstration on Tuesday to mark one year since the detention of the losing presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka. He was held after losing the election to the incumbent, Mahinda Rajapaksa. In September he was moved to prison after a military […]
The total damage due to the latest wave of floods and landslides caused by torrential rains could exceed Rs 50 billion, Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said yesterday. The Minister said that even though a proper assessment is yet to be made, the damage caused by floods was extensive. The Disaster Management Centre yesterday said […]