Two Maldivians arrested with 385g of heroin

Demos as CJ heads for Parliament

Demonstrations were held both in support and against Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake as she left the Supreme Court premises this morning to head to parliament to appear before the Parliament Select?Committee (PSC) on the impeachment motion against her. Government supported protesters were seen outside the Supreme Court waiting with placards to jeer the Chief Justice. Several people including former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka were meanwhile outside the court supporting the Chief Justice.

04 Dec, 2012

DJ ordered in court for harassing singer

A DJ of a popular radio station operating from the World Trade Center has been ordered to appear in court over harassment charges. The order was issued by the Fort Magistrate yesterday following a complaint lodged by singer Umariya Singhawansa. According to the complaint lodged with the police, the radio DJ identified as Ramsy Jayanoor, had attempted to drag Singhawansa away when she was heading towards her car near the World Trade Center. Umariya is a vocalist attached to the outfit headed b

05 Dec, 2012

Navy arrests 37 Indian fishermen

Naval Patrol Craft attached to the Eastern Naval Command arrested 37 Indian fishermen and 05 Indian fishing vessels engaged in poaching in the Eastern seas of Sri Lanka in the early hours of today. The vessels and the fishermen were brought to the Trincomalee Harbour to be handed over to the Harbour Police for legal action, the Navy media unit said.

03 Dec, 2012