Court of Appeal rejects writ against electricity tariff hike

Wellampitiya copper factory employee further remanded

An employee of a copper factory in Wellampitiya, arrested over the Easter Sunday attacks, has been further remanded till June 10. Karupayya Rajendran Abdulla was employed at the copper factory in Wellampitiya owned by the family of the suicide bomber who carried out the attack on the Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo. Meanwhile, eight other employees of the same factory who had earlier been arrested but were later released on bail, were ordered to appear before the Terrorism Investigations Division

27 May, 2019

Public sign boards in a foreign language to be removed

A circular to be issued to remove public sign boards which are in a foreign language, Provincial Councils Minister Vajira Abeywardena said today. He said that all Government officials have been informed that public sign boards can only be in Sinhalese, Tamil or English and not any other language. Abeywardena said that not just Government institutions, but even private institutions will need to comply with the instructions. The Minister specifically noted that if any sign board is in Arabic th

26 May, 2019

Lane rules to be strictly enforced

Lane rules to be strictly enforced in future, the Police warned today. The Police said that a two week grace period will be given from tomorrow for motorists to follow the lane rules. Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said that after two weeks the lane rules will be strictly enforced. He said that undercover policemen will video motorists violating the lane rules. (Colombo Gazette)

26 May, 2019