Notorious underworld gang member ‘Army Sampath’ arrested

Lankans in Qatar will not be brought back

The Sri Lankans displaced by the fire in?Qatar will not be brought back to Sri Lanka, Minister of Foreign Employment Thalatha Athukorala said today. She said that the Sri Lankan Embassy in?Qatar is looking into the requirements of the Sri Lankans who were displaced as a result of the major fire?in Sailiya yesterday. However she said that there was no immediate need to bring back the Sri Lankans, most of who are employed in Qatar. Over 250 Sri Lankan expatriates were evacuated after the?fire b

10 May, 2015

CBK sees a threat to good governance

Former President Chandrika Kumaratunga today warned that there is a threat to?good governance and to those who accept good governance in Sri Lanka. Speaking at an event at the New Town Hall in Colombo today, the former President noted that while there are several political parties working together in the Government, all are working for?good governance. “There are those who were in the former Government and who reaped the benefits in the wrong way. They are now working against the new Governmen

10 May, 2015

Church concerned over attacks

The Catholic Bishops’ conference of Sri Lanka said it was deeply concerned about the atrocious killings of the large numbers of Christians in certain parts of the world. A statement by Catholic Bishops Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith and Secretary General of the Catholic Bishop?s conference, Chilaw Bishop Rt. Rev. Dr. D. Valence Mendis, said that they are most shocked to know that even so many children, the most innocent of human society, have become the victims of such untold brutality and violence.

09 May, 2015