Crackdown on face mask, social distancing violators in Colombo

Urgent meeting summoned as Sri Lanka looks down the barrel

By Easwaran Rutnam An urgent meeting has been called for this evening (Tuesday) to discuss the energy crisis as Sri Lanka looks down the barrel with fuel stocks running out and daily power cuts being enforced. A senior Cabinet Minister told Daily Mirror last night that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has summoned an urgent meeting this evening to discuss the energy crisis. The meeting is scheduled to take place at 5pm this evening at the Presidential Secretariat. Speaking on the condition of ano

22 Feb, 2022

Sri Lanka re-exports another 45 containers with waste to UK

Sri Lanka today re-exported another 45 containers with waste to the United Kingdom (UK). The containers were part of 263 containers imported to Sri Lanka in 2019. Hayleys Free Zone Ltd. said that the waste had been brought to Sri Lanka from the United Kingdom. Under the BASEL Convention, it is a direct violation to import waste between two countries, and as a result, under the initiative of the Central Environmental Authority and the Sri Lanka Customs, action had been taken to re-export the r

21 Feb, 2022

Crystal meth being smuggled to Sri Lanka seized

Ten kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, allegedly being smuggled to Sri Lanka in a fishing boat by an eight-member gang, have been seized in Tuticorin, the Press Trust of India reported. A police team led by Q Branch Inspector Vijaya Anitha arrested eight persons in connection with the recovery and also seized the fishing boat. The value of the seized drugs is said to be worth several crores of rupees in the international market. The arrested men have been identified as Iruthaya Vazz (43),

22 Feb, 2022