New Chairman appointed to Board of Sri J’pura Teaching Hospital

Former Secretary of the Education Ministry, Nimal Bandara was appointed as the new Chairman to the Board of the Sri Jayawardenapura Teaching Hospital, by Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena a short while ago. Additional Secretary of the Health Ministry, Dr. Palitha Mahipala, was appointed as a member of the Board. Other members of the 12 member […]




Three vehicles; one accident

Two persons were killed and two others sustained injuries in a road accident which had taken place in the Bobella area in Naula at around 8 p.m. yesterday. […]



WAITING AND WAITING – MOON WARNED SRI LANKA

“I have been waiting and waiting until the Sri Lankan government would respond” said the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon . His remarks were made in an exclusive press meeting with Norwegian Foreign Media on 10 October in Oslo. Journalist Nadarajah Sethurupan has questioned the Secretary General when he attended the International Climate and Energy […]



New regulations come into force: Uniforms-a must for VIP Police

Police officers assigned for VIP security should be in their uniforms while on such duty, said Police Spokesperson SSP Maxi Proctor. This regulation which comes into immediate effect, will be strictly enforced. He told the Daily News that all Police officers engaged in VIP security and attached to the Ministerial Security Division (MSD) and Police […]






Mulleriyawa shooting: death toll reaches 4

The death toll from the shooting incident which took place in Mulleriyawa on Election Day (Oct. 8 ) has risen to four after one of the victims who was admitted to the Colombo General Hospital succumbed to injuries. […]




Bharatha killing: CID takes over investigations

The CID DIG had deployed a special police team headed by senior CID officers to conduct investigations into the killing of Presidential Trade Union Advisor and former Colombo District Parliamentarian Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra. […]




If they listened to what I said in Parliament this day wouldn’t have come: Dayasiri

UNP Kurunegala District MP Dayasiri Jayasekara speaking to the Daily Mirror online today said that the authorities should have investigated the allegations he made in Parliament on Thursday instead of ordering him out of the house. “During my speech I specifically brought up the thuggery and intimidation that was taking place in Mulleriyawa. I showed […]