WHO chief speaks to GR on Sri Lanka’s fight against COVID-19

Asylum seekers brought ashore

The Navy?s Offshore Patrol Vessel Samudura brought all the 73 stranded Sri Lankans ashore safely today, the Navy media unit said. On the direction of the Navy, a merchant vessel heading for Singapore had rescued them 290 nautical miles south east of Galle around noon on Wednesday. The Navy alerted the merchant vessels in the area for the rescue, having received information on the incident from the police. Responding to the Navy?s request the Singapore-bound merchant vessel ?Fairchem Sabre? devia

26 Jul, 2013

Gota cancels meet with UK MPs

Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa had cancelled a scheduled meeting with a British All Party Parliament delegation. Sources told the Colombo Gazette that the meeting had been pre-arranged but was cancelled at the last minute. The British All Party Parliament delegation was in Sri Lanka for a week and wrapped up their visit today with meetings in Colombo. The delegation, which had visited the north as well as the southern areas, met Minister Basil Rajapaksa and Justice Minister Rauf Hakeem to

26 Jul, 2013

Couple arrested for fraud

A couple in Rajagiriya have been arrested for deceiving several people and obtaining money after promising to send them overseas. The police media unit said that a lady was arrested from Lake Gardens yesterday based on a complaint received by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD). Her husband, who was also wanted for fraud, had surrendered to the CCD today, the police media unit said. They had obtained over Rs. 7.3 million from the people who they had promised to send overseas. The CCD is conducting

26 Jul, 2013