Jananath Warakagoda arrested and remanded over fatal accident

Popular artiste Jananath Warakagoda was arrested and remanded today over an accident in which a 62-year-old woman was killed at Kirillawela.



Japan to fund Sri Lankan light rail system

Japan’s overseas development agency said Monday that it has agreed to lend funds for a new $1.5-billion light rail system for Sri Lanka’s congested capital Colombo.



Decisive Budget vote today

The decisive vote on the Second reading of the 2019 Budget is scheduled for today.



Government planning to hand over lands to foreigners – Wimal

UPFA Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa yesterday (11), alleged that the newly operational American Institution, called the Millennium Challenge Corporation, located at the Temple Trees, which is allegedly headed by the Secretary of the United States (US) Department of State, is a threat to Sri Lanka.



“Unit was under my command” – Karannagoda

Former Navy Commander Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda appeared before the Criminal Investigations Department yesterday morning to record a statement over the abduction and killing of 11 youth has accepted that the unit in question operated under his direct supervision.



Rating agencies downgrade Sri Lanka to junk status?

Sri Lanka was downgraded from B1 to B2 by Moody’s Credit Rating and Standard & Poor’s Ratings and Fitch Ratings also downgraded Sri Lanka from B+ to B. When a country is downgraded in this manner



CEB issues red alert on power cuts

As the daily electricity demand increases with rising temperatures, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) is struggling to meet demand as the Government continues to delay commissioning Independent Power Producers (IPP) and emergency power procurement.



Two nabbed with 161 kg of heroin in Rawatawatta

Upwards of 150 kilograms of heroin has been discovered from a house in Rawathawatte during a raid by the Police Special Task force.



Hit-and-run case: Driver of Defender further remanded

Driver of the Defender vehicle, Navin Ratnayake, who was arrested for the hit and run accident that killed Borella Traffic OIC, IP Sarathchandra, was further remanded till March 18 by the Colombo Magistrate today.



Fuel prices to be revised today

The special committee on fuel prices will convene this morning to revise domestic fuel prices, based on the Cabinet approved monthly pricing formula.



Body with gunshot wounds recovered from playground

A body with gunshot wounds injuries recovered from a playground at Godellawatte in Nawagamuwa, the Police Spokesperson said.



First Sri Lankan nurse recruited for US hospital

The first Sri Lankan nurse recruited through the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has left the country for nursing service at a U.S. hospital.



TNA wants Mannar mass grave findings tested in another lab

Another set of samples from the Mannar mass grave should be sent for carbon dating in another country, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) said.



Ethiopian Airlines flight to Nairobi crashes, killing 157

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet to Nairobi crashed early on Sunday with 149 passengers and eight crew members aboard, the airline said, and there were no survivors, according to the state broadcaster.



Two arrested with kilogram of heroin

Two suspects have been arrested for the possession of heroin from Akurala, Galduwa along the Galle-Ambalangoda route.



Suspected extremists shoot at Hashim’s coordinating secretary

Suspected members of an extremist group shot and seriously wounded an official working for a cabinet minister in Mawanella yesterday, Police said.