One person shot dead, another injured in Balapitiya

Fire engulfs chemical supplies store

A fire broke out at a chemicals supplies store in the Wewala Junction in Piliyandala today, the Police said. The Police said that four fire engines from the Fire Departments in Moratuwa and Dehiwala, and Ceylon Electricity Board Unit in Kesbewa were dispatched to douse the fire. The cause for the fire is yet to be ascertained. No casualties or injuries have been reported. (Colombo Gazette)

24 Feb, 2020

Draft bill on PC polls to be submitted to cabinet

Minister of Justice, Human Rights & Legal Reforms, Nimal Siripala de Silva is to present a draft bill to the Cabinet of Ministers next week to hold the Provincial Council elections 2 months after the Parliamentary elections. The Minister made this announcement while addressing a public gathering in Mahiyanganaya yesterday (22). He said Provincial Councils are currently non- operational and do not consist of a ministerial council. The Minister pointed out that the former government had obtaine

23 Feb, 2020

Ranil urges South Asian neighbours to iron out differences

By Meera Srinivasan Successful regional integration ? both economic and security ? depends on the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) becoming fully functional at the highest levels, Sri Lanka?s former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said. Emphasising the need for countries in the region to link up both strategically and economically, Wickremesinghe said the postponement of the Kathmandu SAARC Summit in 2017 due to heightened tensions between India and Pakistan had bro

23 Feb, 2020