New Zealand Prime Minister to visit Sri Lanka

Private Catholic schools to reopen on 14th May

The Catholic Church has decided to reopen private Catholic schools for the second term on the 14th of May. The Archbishop of Colombo, Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith said that the decision to reopen private Catholic schools had been taken following assurances obtained by the authorities over the security provided to schools. Senior grades of Government schools have already commenced while junior grades will commence on Monday.

09 May, 2019

Woman convicted of keeping Sri Lankan national as her ?slave?

A federal jury convicted a New Jersey woman Thursday of forcing a Sri Lankan national to work for her for nine years without pay and even marry her so she could stay in the country, the Associated Press reported. Alia Imad Faleh Al Hunaity brought the woman to the U.S. in 2009 and forced the victim to clean her houses in Woodland Park and Secaucus and care for her three children without pay, prosecutors said. They also alleged that Al Hunaity forced the victim to sleep in the kitchen and in oth

10 May, 2019

Close associate of Zahran Hashim arrested in Kattankudy

A close associate of the mastermind behind the Easter Sunday attacks, Zahran Hashim, was arrested in Kattankudy today. The Police said the suspect had carried out the financial transactions of Zahran Hashim. He has been detained for further questioning. Hashim had died in the suicide attack on the Shangri-La Hotel on Easter Sunday.

09 May, 2019