Grenades found in Batti house

Lanka accuses North Korea of violating UN resolution

The Sri Lankan government today raised concerns over the nuclear tests conducted by the Demoratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Tuesday. The External Affairs Ministry said that through this act, DPRK had once again violated the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1874 (2009). “Sri Lanka calls on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to refrain from any action which could compromise peace and stability in the Korean?Peninsula and the progress of the 6 party talks,” the Ministry

14 Feb, 2013

Iranian navy says it used Sri Lankan waters

The Iranian navy says it used Sri Lankan waters to anchor its ships, the Iranian media reported today. The US and it’s allies have been concerned about Iran and its deployment of ships in international waters. Commander of the Iranian Navy Habibollah Sayyari?said that Iran has a right to use international waters like any other country. “We are present on the free waters of the world and we anchored on many ports which we have coordinated before, including Sudan, Jeddah, Djibouti, Sri Lanka and L

14 Feb, 2013

Atmospheric disturbance still over Sri Lanka

An atmospheric disturbance still persists in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, the department of?meteorology?said today. The department said that this will result in cloudy skies and showers or thundershowers at times in most parts of the island. Heavy falls (about 100mm) are also expected at some places in the Eastern, Central, Uva and Southern provinces. There may be temporary localized fairly strong winds during showers. The department of?meteorology?advised the general public to take adequate preca

14 Feb, 2013