Category: Local News

The Office of the Prime Minister has dismissed allegations made by General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekara claiming the Land Reforms Draft Bill which is due to be taken up for debate in Parliament was gazetted without the approval of the Cabinet of Ministers, as entirely false and misleading.

A Pakistani national has been arrested with over 2 kilograms of heroin at a hotel in Kollupitiya.

SLFP General Secretary Dayasiri Jayasekera, MP, yesterday, requested the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) probing the Easter Sunday carnage to investigate and find out the names of foreigners and local politicians who had stayed at Hotel Taj Samudra on April 21 as that would lead them to the persons behind the attack.

The retail prices of fuel have been revised with effect from midnight today based on the fuel pricing formula, the Finance Ministry said.

The debate on the No-Confidence Motion (NCM) against the government commenced in parliament, a short while ago.

Security will be strengthened for the Kandy Esala Perahera, said Police Media Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara. These security measures will be taken to ensure the safety of local and foreign tourists who will be visiting the Kandy Perahera in large numbers from August 5 to August 15.

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.