Employees of graphite mine protest 1670 feet below ground level

Former HRCSL member undecided on contesting polls

A former member of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL), Ambika Satkunanathan says she has not yet decided on contesting at the upcoming Parliamentary election. Satkunanathan has been offered nominations by the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) to contest the election. However, in a statement today Satkunanathan said that she is yet to take a firm decision on how she will proceed. She says she is committed to making a contribution to the country. Satkunanathan said that she tendered

09 Mar, 2020

Perpetual Treasuries Director arrested over Treasury Bond Scam

Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) Director Muthuraja Surendran was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today over the Central Bank Treasury Bond Scam. Surendran was produced before a Magistrate and remanded till 18 March. The Fort Magistrate?s Court yesterday issued an arrest warrant on 10 suspects, including former Minister Ravi Karunanayake over the Central Bank Treasury Bond Scam. The Court issued the arrest warrants after taking into consideration representations mad

07 Mar, 2020

President inspects Kalutara North Calido beach project

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa inspected the progress of the Kalutara North Calido beach Development Project, today (08). After attending a ceremony held in Kalutara President Rajapaksa visited the beach. The 2017 floods caused erosion of sand bars close to the estuary. This has resulted in the erosion of a vast area of beach in Kalutara North due to encroaching waves. As a remedy, coastal conservation was begun dredging sand from deep sea. The project is in three stages. Under the first phase

08 Mar, 2020