Shariff Thawfeek takes oaths as new Parliamentarian

Three Iranians arrested

Three Iranians were?arrested?at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) with fake visas to travel to Malta. According to the police the Iran nationals were arrested by officers of the Criminal Investigations?Department (CID) at the airport last evening. The three Iranians were preparing to leave for London with the Malta visas on the passports when Sri Lankan airlines officers raised suspicion on their visas. They were handed over to the CID and it was later found that the visas for Malta w

31 Mar, 2013

Chennai students to intensify Sri Lanka protest

With the protests against alleged human rights violation by the Sri Lankan government entering the 25th day today (Monday), student leaders in Chennai say their agitation will intensify in the coming days, the Times of India reported Student leader V Prabhakaran said they would meet today to decide on future course of action. “Student representatives from all the 32 districts will attend the meeting. We will be looking at the review of the UNHRC resolution that will come up within four months’ t

01 Apr, 2013

Four people drown in Kattankudy

Four?people?drowned in Kattankudy today while having a swim out at sea, the police media unit said. The police said that a group from Badulla were swimming when four of them went missing. The police said that the body of three people had been recovered.?Among them are a 16 year old and 17 year old. The police said that the navy had launched a search operation to locate the other missing person. The Kattankudy police are conducting investigations. (Colombo Gazette) UPDATE (April 1/2013):?The poli

31 Mar, 2013