Rehabilitated LTTE members complain over missing weapons

Sri Lanka says no final decision to give China power project in North

The Government says no final decision has been taken to give China a power project in the North of the country. Minister of Power Dullas Alahapperuma told Parliament today that the matter is still being discussed and no final decision has been taken. He said that four companies had submitted tenders for the project, including a Chinese company and an Indian company. Alahapperuma said that the tender board had picked the Chinese company as they had made the best offer of USD 12 million to cons

24 Feb, 2021

Government assures report on Easter attacks will be made public

The Government says the report by the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) on the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks will be made public. Cabinet Spokesman and Mass Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella displayed the document to journalists who attended an online post-Cabinet media briefing today (23). Minister Rambukwella said the PCoI report was submitted in English and will now be translated to the Sinhala and Tamil languages. He said following the translations, steps will be taken to su

23 Feb, 2021

Four Nigerians arrested in Sri Lanka over online scam

Eight suspects, including four Nigerians have been arrested for defrauding Rs. 1.7 million via an online scam. Police Spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said the suspects were arrested based on a complaint filed at the Peliyagoda Police by the victim. The suspects are reported to have defrauded the victim by requesting for a cash deposit to be made to receive a gift won overseas. The victim had thereafter deposited the requested cash in stages, following which he had reali

24 Feb, 2021