Category: Local News

The Finance Ministry appointed Committee will convene today to review domestic fuel prices, based on the Cabinet-approved monthly fuel pricing formula.

Sri Lankan prosecutors asked police on Tuesday to locate three key witnesses in the 2006 killings of five ethnic Tamil students, days after a judge dismissed charges against 13 policemen suspected in the case, citing a lack of evidence.

A SLFP candidate should compete at the forthcoming presidential elections, Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) National Organiser Duminda Dissanayaka said.

The Welimada police have handed over a person who underwent weapons training with Zahran Hashim in Hambantota, to the Terrorist Investigations Division (TID)

Sri Lanka’s government announced Tuesday it will reduce ground handling charges for airlines and slash aviation fuel prices and embarkation fees to help the country’s vital tourism industry recover after Easter suicide bombings killed more than 250 people.

Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara and former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando were released on bail by Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratna today.

Former Chairman of Rakna Lanka Security Company Victor Samaraweera, who was arrested over the Avant-Garde case, has been remanded until 19th of July by Galle Chief Magistrate.

A special discussion between all Muslim Parliamentarians is scheduled to get underway today at the Parliamentary complex.

The Power and Energy Ministry yesterday said that there is a possibility of a one-hour power cut in some parts of the country due to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) suspending fuel supply to the thermal power plants while Trade Unions claiming that power outages may extend to two to three hours from today.

The Criminal Investigation Department is set to launch probes into the revelations made by Venerable Medagoda Abayatissa Thero over 20 persons being allegedly killed under the Sharia law, police said.

Megapolis and Western Province Development Minister Patali Champika Ranwaka has recently said that an impartial inquiry should be launched to ascertain how the funds received for the construction of the University in the East had been utilised.

Former Chairman of Rakna Lanka Security Company, Victor Samaraweera, has been arrested after surrendering to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).

A program was held yesterday (July 07) to provide equipment for the differently abled in the Colombo North Division under the auspices of Minister Ravi Karunanayake.

Leader of the Opposition Mahinda Rajapaksa states that, currently, the people in the country are living with a fear of terrorism.

A Laos national who attempted to smuggle over 2.6kg of the methamphetamine also known as Ice was arrested at the BIA today.

The National Movement for Consumer Rights Protection (NMCRP) yesterday said that the fuel stations across the country were selling substandard 92 octane petrol.