Azath Salley resigns as UNP Central PC member

MR warns of attempts to scuttle the peace

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has warned of attempts both locally and internationally to scuttle the peace in Sri Lanka. Speaking at a Sri Lanka Freedom Party ceremony at?Temple Trees today, the President said that people in the north and south are living together following the end of the war with the defeat of the LTTE. The President said that it is the right of all Sri Lankans to ensure that the peace is protected without falling prey to rumors. He recalled that during the war there was a lot of

26 Mar, 2013

Couple consume poison, one dies

One person was killed after a?couple?consumed poison in Thalawa, the police media unit said today. The police said that investigations revealed they had consumed poison over an illicit love affair. A 20 year old male youth who consumed the poison died on admission to the Thalawa hospital. The police said that a married woman who had also taken the poison, was in hospital in serious condition. She is?receiving?treatment at the Anuradhapura hospital.

27 Mar, 2013

Sri Lankans found stranded off Indonesia

A group of 21 illegal immigrants from Sri Lanka have been rescued by Indonesian authorities after being stranded in the waters of Sendangbiru, Malang, East Java for a week, without food or water. The Indonesian media reported that the Sri Lankan boat, which had faced engine failure, was first spotted by a local fisherman. Residents of the nearby Sendangbiru village ?helped the Sri Lankans by giving them food after the boat drifted near the shore. The 21 Sri Lankans were eventually brought ashore

26 Mar, 2013