Cop who attended Galle Face demonstration interdicted

Kandy to be Sri Lanka’s first ‘smart city’

The Government hopes to make Kandy the first ‘smart city’ in Sri Lanka and cabinet approval will be sought for this. Minister of Urban Development and?Water Supply?Rauff Hakeem said that funding will be sought for the project from foreign donor agencies. “We will later expand that to Galle, Colombo and other areas,” the Minister told reporters in Kandy. He said the project will not be very costly and the Government will be able to implement it with USD 10-15 million. We maybe able to do two o

06 Sep, 2015

Dutch national drowns at Mount Lavinia sea

A Dutch national who had gone for a swim in Mount Lavinia had drowned, the police media unit said today. The police said that the foreigner had gone for a sea swim and?was pulled away by strong currents. The man was later rescued and taken to the Kalubowila hospital where he had died. He was identified as a 60 year old resident of the Netherlands. (Colombo Gazette)

06 Sep, 2015

Brothel in Thalangama raided, five women arrested

A brothel which had been operating in Thalangama was raised by the police and five women as well as the manager were arrested. The police said that the brothel had been operating near the Pannipitiya road in Pellawatte in the Thalangama police division. When the police raided the location they first arrested a 25 year old man who was operating as the manager of the location. The police later arrested five women aged between 26 and 38. The suspects are to be produced before the Kaduwela Magist

05 Sep, 2015