1,000 MT of rice donated by China arrives in Sri Lanka

Mangala insists Geneva Ambassador was only following instructions

Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera says Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Geneva A.L.A. Azeez had only followed instructions issued from Colombo when he signed the co-sponsorship form of the Resolution on Sri Lanka. He said that the decision to request for a technical/procedural rollover this year was taken after consulting both the President and the Prime Minister in February 2019 ahead of the organisational meeting of the 40th session of the Human Rights Council on 16 February 2019. Samaraweera, a

01 Apr, 2019

Sri Lanka’s first multimodal transport centre declared open

Sri Lanka’s first multimodal transport centre was declared open in Kottawa today. The Kottawa-Makumbura Multimodal Transport Centre was declared open by President Maithripala Sirisena, Minister of Megapolis and Western Development Patali Champika Ranawaka and officials of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The Multimodal Transport Center (MTC) will provide seamless access for passengers to connect using various transport modes including passenger buses, the train and cabs. MTC

31 Mar, 2019

Dimuth Karunaratne’s driving licence suspended

The driving licence of Sri Lanka Test Captain Dimuth Karunaratne was today ordered to be suspended by court. He was also ordered to appear before the Transport Medical Institute to conduct a test. Karunaratne was produced in court today over an accident in Borella. The Police had said that Karunaratne was believed to have been under the influence of liquor at the time of the accident yesterday. The accident had occurred at the Kynsey road junction in Borella. The vehicle of the cricketer ha

01 Apr, 2019