Australia and Sri Lanka to sign new agreement on human smuggling

Mahanama and Dissanayaka further remanded in bribery case

President Maithripala Sirisena?s former Chief of Staff K Mahanama and former State Timber Corporation (STC) Chairman P. Dissanayaka have been ordered to be further remanded till June 19 by?the Colombo Magistrate?s Court. Mahanama and Dissanayaka had been arrested for accepting a bribe of Rs.20 million over a land deal. Mahanama and the Chairman of the State Timber Corporation, P. Dissanayake were arrested at the car park of a Colombo hotel recently while accepting the bribe from an Indian busi

05 Jun, 2018

President inspects Chinese funded housing project in Aranayaka

President Maithripala Sirisena inspected the Chinese funded housing project in Aranayaka which was built to house the families affected by the devastating landslide in Aranayaka in 2016. President Sirisena, the Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka?Cheng Xueyuan and several Government Ministers accompanied the President during the visit. The President’s office said that?President Sirisena spoke to the families living in the area and discussed the issues they face. The Chinese Government funded the

04 Jun, 2018

Popular television presenter Hema Nalin Karunaratne passed away

Popular television presenter Hema Nalin Karunaratne passed away today at his home in Malabe. He was 55 years old. Karunaratne was the owner of the satellite channel Heritage TV. He had also worked at?Rupavahini and Swarnavahini. (Colombo Gazette)

05 Jun, 2018