Demo in Chennai supporting Lankan Tamils

Wigneswaran?s sacking of NPC Minister ruled illegal

The sacking of a Northern Provincial Council Minister by former Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran has been ruled illegal. Wigneswaran had sacked former Northern Province Minister B. Deniswaran when he was the Chief Minister of the Northern Provincial Council. However, the Court of Appeal ruled today that the move was illegal and ordered that Deniswaran be paid the legal fees.

05 Aug, 2019

Sri Lanka negotiating inmate transfer with the UAE

The Sri Lankan Government is negotiating with the UAE for the transfer of expat prisoners to the island nation, a top envoy told Khaleej Times in an exclusive interview. Ahamed L.S. Khan, outgoing Charge d’Affaires at Sri Lankan Embassy, said the new ambassador is set to join office by mid of this month and has some immediate things to follow up on. “We have an extradition treaty with the UAE. We are negotiating the transfer of prisoners. There are about 600 Sri Lankans in prisons here, mostly

06 Aug, 2019

Dumping garbage in Kerawalapitiya suspended

Dumping garbage at the Kerawalapitiya dumping site has been suspended as garbage at the site has exceeded its limit. The Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development said that the Kerawalapitiya dumping site was used as a temporary alternative to address the garbage issue in Colombo. The Ministry said that while garbage was to be dumped at the site for only a year, it has been used as a garbage dumping site for over two years. The Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development said that conti

05 Aug, 2019