SLFP says only Sirisena can be Presidential candidate

Pregnant Lankan maid sent back

A Saudi sponsor, who spent SR 20,000 to recruit a servant from Sri Lanka, was shocked to find that his new maid was three months pregnant on arrival in the Kingdom, Arab News reported. Saroja Pushpavalli (not her real name) from Maskeliya in Sri Lanka, came to Riyadh two weeks ago and her sponsor found that she was pregnant when she underwent medical tests in the capital. The Saudi sponsor handed her to the Sri Lankan Embassy to send her back home since she would not be able to attend to househo

22 Apr, 2013

Woman arrested for fraud

A woman was arrested in Badulla after she duped several people to the value of over R.s 2 Million, promising them jobs overseas. The police said that there were 26 complaints?against?the woman since the first police complaint was lodged against her earlier this month. Following the arrest, the police recovered several fake appointment letters and other documents. Based on a confession made by the woman the police arrested a man who had worked as her accomplice in her?fraudulent?operation. The wo

21 Apr, 2013

Daya Master may contest polls

Former LTTE media?coordinator?Daya Master may contest elections for the Northern Province in September. When contacted, Daya Master, who is heading the news division of Dan TV in Jaffna, refused to comment but said he will respond in a few days time. He said that he has not been approached by any political party to contest for the elections. However he did not deny?rumors?that he will run for the elections, which will make him the third ?most?prominent former LTTE official to enter politics. Ear

21 Apr, 2013