Private bus fares to go up

Passenger arrested with money concealed in his underwear

A passenger was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport with foreign currency hidden in his underwear. The 55 year old Sri Lankan, a gem businessman from Galle, was arrested by the customs staff at the departure lounge this morning with Euro 38,530 valued at Rs. 6,121,224.00 concealed in his underwear. He had attempted to smuggle the currency out to Singapore when he was arrested. Following inquiries conducted by the Deputy Director of Customs at the Airport, Anura Walawage, the fo

20 Jan, 2016

Brothel raided in Colpetty, three Chinese arrested

The police have raided a brothel operating in?Colpetty and arrested three Chinese Nationals, the police media unit said today. Following information received by the police on the brothel operating along School Lane in Colpetty, a police team raided the brothel and made the arrest. The police said that the manager of the brothel, a Chinese woman and two other Chinese women who were engaged in the sex trade were arrested. All three Chinese Nationals are to be produced before the Fort Magistrate

21 Jan, 2016

With lifting on sanctions Iran to resume petrochemical sales to Lanka

With the lifting of economic sanctions on Iran, the Government of Iran says it will look to resume?petrochemical sales to Sri Lanka. The first official delegation to Sri Lanka from the post-sanctions Iran will arrive?in Colombo as early as February 23 to start crucial joint trade talks, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce said today. ?We are entering the post sanction era, it is time to upgrade our bilateral relations, including economic. In fact, renewing our bilateral ties, including econo

20 Jan, 2016