Death toll from bad weather hits 40

Wigneswaran ordered to appear in court together with two others

Northern Province Chief Minister C V Wigneswaran has been ordered to appear in court on September 7th to face contempt of court charges filed against him. Wigneswaran has been ordered to appear in court together with two others. The notice was issued by the Court of Appeal today. (Colombo Gazette)

08 Aug, 2018

Train strike continues, special buses deployed for passengers

The train strike continued today with railway trade unions saying their demands had not yet been met. The Government said that special buses had been deployed today to transport passengers who travel by train. Railway passengers staged a protest yesterday blocking the street opposite the Fort railway station as railway trade unions staged a lightning strike. Irate passengers also protested inside the Fort railway station last evening and damaged railway property in the process. The Police Sp

09 Aug, 2018

Shock treatment as Sri Lanka battles wild elephants

Sri Lanka Wednesday announced plans to substantially extend electric fencing after marauding elephants killed 375 people in the past five years and villagers retaliated by slaughtering nearly 1,200 of the beasts. The Government said the toll marked a clear escalation of the human-elephant conflict and urgent steps were needed to protect both people and wildlife. Government spokesman Gayantha Karunathilaka said authorities would begin constructing 2,651 kilometres (1,556 miles) of new electric

08 Aug, 2018