Major General Goonetilleke new Army Chief of Staff

Sri Lankan maids recruited despite instructions

Brokers and labor offices in Saudi Arabia?are continuing to promote recruitment services of housekeepers from Indonesia and Sri Lanka despite an announcement by the Ministry of Labor that negotiations for recruitment are still ongoing, Arab News reported. Recruitment from these countries was suspended following a series of incidents involving housemaid abuse. ?These offices are run by brokers who take advantage of the growing need of citizens for domestic help,? said Nasser Abu Serhud, head of t

24 Feb, 2013

Three killed in Veyangoda accident

Three people were killed last night following an accident in Veyangoda, the police said this morning. The police media unit said that a motorbike and a car, both traveling in opposite directions, were involved in the accident. All three victims were on the motorbike and had suffered serious injuries. They died on admission to hospital, the police media unit said. ?The victims were aged 21, 21 and 18 and are residents of Veyangoda. The driver of the car has been arrested. ?(Colombo Gazette)

24 Feb, 2013

Police release sketches of suspects in journalist shoting

The police today released the sketches of two suspects wanted in connection with the shooting of The Sunday Leader journalist?Faraz Shauketaly. In a statement released to the media this evening the police said that the sketches were drawn by an artist of the CID based on the information provided by the journalist. The police said that anyone having any information with regards to the two suspects drawn in the sketches should contact the police on?2662323 or?2738088. Shauketaly?was shot at by a g

23 Feb, 2013