Gotabhaya Rajapaksa appears before Presidential Commission

Galle Magistrate orders release of Avant-Garde vessel

The Galle Chief Magistrate today ordered that release of the Avant-Garde vessel on a bond. The Galle Magistrate ordered that the ship be released to the Sri Lanka Shipping Company on a Rs. 35 million bond. The ship was detained at the Galle port as investigations were launched into the floating armory. (Colombo Gazette)

25 Nov, 2016

Nets of Sri Lankan fishermen wash ashore in Rameswaram

The Customs Preventive Unit (Rameswaram) and Marine Police of Coastal Security Group (CSG) have seized 15 fishing nets of Sri Lankan fishermen which were found washed ashore on the Rameswaram and Pamban seashores. Rameswaram Customs Superintendent M. Pugazhendi said Customs officials were on night patrolling on Thursday when they found eight fishing nets washed ashore on the seashore near Rameswaram fishing jetty, The Hindu newspaper reported. Initial investigation revealed that the nets, weig

26 Nov, 2016

President appoints committee on poverty alleviation

President Maithripala Sirisena appointed a special committee to implement and oversee the approaches and programmes on poverty alleviation as the Government has declared 2017 as the year of alleviating poverty from the country. Minister Sarath Amunugama will chair the committee and the other members of the Committee are the Ministers Ravi Karunanayake, Kabir Hashim, Sajith Premadasa, Governor Southern Province , Hemakumara Nanayakkara, Reginold Coorey, Ven.Athuraliya Ratna thero, Secretary to t

25 Nov, 2016