Moratuwa Mayor arrested over Galle Face attack

Summons issued on seven including MPs who attended P2P protest

By Farook Sihan Summons has been issued on seven people including some Parliamentarians who attended the Pottuvil to Point Pedro (P2P) protest recently. Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Parliamentarian?Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam and six others have been ordered to appear before the Kalmunai Magistrate on 30th April. They have been accused of violating a court order by taking part in the protest. The Police had obtained a court order against 29 people preventing them from taking part i

13 Feb, 2021

India yet to reach agreement with Sri Lanka on Colombo Port

India is yet to reach an agreement with Sri Lanka on the Colombo Port. Indian External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said that discussions on the matter are still ongoing. He was responding to a question raised on the East Container Terminal of the Colombo Port. “India?s interest for participation in the Colombo port is a long standing one since most goods handled there are from and to India. We had, in principle, agreement from the Sri Lankan Government in this regard. Curr

13 Feb, 2021

Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways launches flights to Colombo

Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways has announced the launch of a new service to the Sri Lankan capital, offering direct flights between Kuwait and Colombo twice a week, with connections to destinations served by the airline in the Middle East. Flights to Colombo will be on Jazeera?s expanding fleet of new Airbus A320neo aircraft, all equipped with HEPA air filters. Jazeera Airways has also taken every safety and precautionary measure on its aircraft and at Jazeera Terminal T5 in Kuwait to

13 Feb, 2021