Minister’s son assaults policeman’s son

Twin accidents kill 4, several injured

Four people were killed and over 30 others were injured in two separate accidents this afternoon, the police said. In one accident in Nittambuwa, a van crashed into a three-wheeler killing four people and injuring seven others. The injured people were admitted to the Gampaha hospital. Meanwhile in Dambulla, a bus travelling to Vavuniya from Colombo crashed into a van injuring 23 people. Most of those injured were the passengers in the van, the police media unit said. (Colombo Gazette)

21 Apr, 2013

President willing to probe allegations

President Mahinda Rajapaksa says the government will investigate the human rights allegations raised against the island if there is evidence to back those claims. Speaking to media heads at a breakfast meeting today, the President insisted that the government respects and maintains human rights in Sri Lanka. He said that fingers are pointed at the government even over normal criminal issues and that is then turned into claims of human rights abuses. The President said that as a government they r

22 Apr, 2013

Navy arrests 80 people

The Navy arrested 80 people off Point Pedro as they were heading to Australia by boat, Navy spokesman Kosala Warnakulasuriya said. He said that the illegal asylum seekers, all Tamils, were spotted by navy boats north of Point Pedro and were brought to the KKS harbor in Jaffna today. Among those on the boat were 38 men, 18 women and 24 children, the navy spokesman said. Last Thursday the police arrested 44 people who were preparing to head to Australia from Aluthgama by boat. The 44 people were a

21 Apr, 2013