Litro to reduce prices of domestic gas

Foreign Service officer linked to journalist recalled as probe intensifies

A Foreign Service officer linked to a journalist, who is under investigation in the Swiss Embassy abduction case, has been recalled to Colombo, the Colombo Gazette learns. Foreign Service officer Gihan Indragupta, the husband of former Sunday Observer Editor Dharisha Bastians has been recalled to Colombo from Geneva. The Colombo Gazette learns that Indragupta has been asked to return by the Foreign Ministry following pressure from the President’s Office. Bastians, an outspoken journalist, has

13 Feb, 2020

STF arrests suspect with over 1 KG of heroin in Mount Lavinia

The Special Task Force (STF) arrested a suspect with over 1 KG of heroin in Mount Lavinia, the Police said. The STF carried out a raid based on information it had received and arrested the suspect last night (Wednesday). The suspect was handed over to the Mount Lavinia Police for further investigations. The Police said that the suspect is a 22-year-old resident of Mount Lavinia. (Colombo Gazette)

13 Feb, 2020

One in two women suffer from some form of poor nutrition in Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, a shocking one in two women suffers from some form of poor nutrition, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today. The country also has one of the highest rates of acute malnutrition ? in the form of wasting or thinness – in children under five years of age, and the statistics have remained largely unchanged over the last decade. At the same time, overnutrition is rapidly rising, with 45 per cent of women of reproductive age being overweight or obese. The United Nat

13 Feb, 2020