Retired doctor further remanded over discovery of grenade in church

Cabient suspends consultancy firm for new defence headquarters

Cabinet has decided to suspend a private consultancy firm involved in the construction of the new defence headquarters. The former Government had decided to shift the headquarters of the tri-forces from Colombo to Akuregoda. Last year Finance Minister, Ravi Karunanayake had proposed that a committee be appointed to submit a report on the entire project which had been estimated at an exorbitant cost including its scope, total cost, operational time frames and awarding of consultancy contracts a

22 Jun, 2016

Traders in Matara close shops and protest against VAT increase

Traders in Matara closed their shops today and staged a protest against the recent VAT increase. Day-to-day activities in Matara were affected with the closure of most shops in the Matara town. The owners of the shops took to the streets and staged a protest demanding that the increase on the VAT be reversed. Similar protests were staged in other parts of the country as well over the past few days.?(Colombo Gazette)

23 Jun, 2016

Six members of Lashkar-e- Jhanghvi indicted over attack on Sri Lankans

Six members of the outlawed Lashkar-e- Jhanghvi (LeJ) terror group have been?indicted by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court over the?2009 attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team, the Press Trust of India reported. The LeJ suspects who have been charged by the court are Obaidullah, Javed Anwar, Ibrahim Khalil, Abdul Wahab, Zubair and Adnan Arshad. The first three suspects were on bail while the remaining are languishing in Kot Lakhpat Jail. The suspects pleaded not guilty. The court summoned prosec

23 Jun, 2016