Croc attack in Akuressa

Over 100 Sri Lankans granted Indian citizenship

One hundred and thirteen Sri Lankans were granted citizenship by India between 2014 to 2019, the Minister of State for Home Affairs in India Nityanand Rai said. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha yesterday (04), he revealed India granted citizenship to 18, 999 people from Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar in six years from 2014 to 2019. Among them, the largest number of 15, 036 were from Bangladesh, mainly because of the signing of the Indo-Bangladesh Land Boundary Ag

05 Mar, 2020

Kapila Chandrasena and his wife granted bail

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SriLankan Airlines Kapila Chandrasena and his wife Priyanka Niyomali Wijenayaka who were remanded until today, were granted bail by the Fort Magistrate’s Court. Chandrasena and his wife were arrested and remanded on charges of money laundering in the SriLankan Airlines ? Airbus deal. The corrupt deal involving aircraft manufacturer Airbus and Sri Lanka was exposed recently. Airbus reached a record 3.6 Billion Euro settlement with US, UK and French autho

04 Mar, 2020

Akila offers to resign as UNP General Secretary

United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has offered to resign from his post. He has told UNP seniors he will step down if it will help unite the UNP and prevent a split, UNP sources said. Sources said that Kariyawasam has informed UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe about his willingness to step down. However, he has not tendered his resignation as yet, sources said. (Colombo Gazette)

04 Mar, 2020