Hundreds gather to remember Mullivaikkal victims

Special discussion on Jaffna HSZ

A special discussion is to be held next month over the High Security Zones in Jaffna and private land being occupied by the military. The decision to convene a special meeting to discuss the issue was taken following the district development meeting in Jaffna today. Social Services Minister Douglas Devananda and Northern province Governor G.A Chandrasiri were among those who took part in the district development meeting today. Among other issues discussed at today?s meeting was the poaching b

08 Oct, 2012

Family Members of deceased KOICA workers arrive in Sri Lanka

The family members of the two deceased Korean volunteer workers arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka in the wee hours of Monday. They went directly to where the bodies of their loved ones lay and confirmed their identities. Twenty-two-year old Kim Young-woo and 24-year-old Jang Moon-jeong were killed after being struck by lightning on Saturday evening in the mountainous Haputale region in central Sri Lanka. The two were volunteers for Korea International Cooperation Agency, KOICA, which is affiliate

09 Oct, 2012

Police say fake currency notes in wide circulation

The police say fake currency notes and believed to be in wide circulation and this has come to light following recent arrests. According to the police three youth were arrested in Kantale yesterday with 150 fake Rs. 1000 notes after they had made a transaction using a fake note. The youth had stopped at a stall in Kantale yesterday to purchase fish and had given a fake Rs. 1000 note for the fish. On being suspicious about the note the trader had contacted the police after the suspects had lef

07 Oct, 2012