Mahinda gets over 400,000 votes in Kurunegala

Teen sent SMS on Nuwara Eliya

A 15 year old school boy had sent the SMS warning Muslims not to go to Nuwara Eliya during the festive season, police investigations have found. The police said that the boy from a private school in Colombo had sent out the SMS without knowing the impact it would cause. Investigations revealed that the teenager had sent the SMS to another boy who had in turn sent it out to so many others. Police investigations had found that there was no real threat from the SMS sent out warning Muslims going to

19 Apr, 2013

Vavuniya land to be acquired

The government is to acquire a large area of land in Vavuniya to permanently build a military camp. According to the Lands Ministry, the owners of the land located in close proximity to the A9 highway have already been informed of this move. The Lands Ministry says the land acquisition is being carried out legally and the owners will be compensated accordingly. An army board of inquiry had?recently ruled that the government has an absolute right to maintain its armed forces?anywhere in the islan

18 Apr, 2013

Navy nabs Aussie bound boat

The Sri Lanka Navy intercepted a boat with 61 people illegally bound for Australia, the navy media unit said this?evening. The multi-day trawler named ?Madushan II? was intercepted by a Sri Lanka Navy Fast Naval Patrol Craft attached to the Eastern Naval Command off Batticaloa. Among the arrested persons are 60 Tamils and 01 Sinhalese that included 43 men, 08 women and 10 children. They are being brought to the Trincomalee Harbour to be handed over to the Harbour Police for further investigation

18 Apr, 2013