One person killed following shooting incident near Mahara court

Mathews makes statement to FCID on match fixing

Sri Lanka Cricket captain Angelo Mathews appeared before the Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID) to make a statement on match fixing allegations. He was asked to appear before the FCID after some players of the National team had claimed they were approached and asked to fix a match. Mathews, who was questioned for over 4 hours, later told reporters that he told the police what he knew about the allegations. “I was questioned about some players being approached to fix matches. As t

19 Jan, 2016

Most former LTTE members are struggling to find jobs

Almost seven years after the end of Sri Lanka’s decades-long civil war, the majority of former LTTE members?are struggling to find jobs despite billions of dollars of extra investment in their regions, IRIN reported. According to IRIN, analysts say Government programmes to develop the war zone have largely failed to stimulate the job market. That?s because most of the money has gone toward infrastructure projects, while neglecting employment generation initiatives such as tax breaks to encourag

18 Jan, 2016

Maldives denies reports Nasheed met President Sirisena

The Maldives Government has denied reports former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed met President Maithripala Sirisena before leaving for the UK to?undergo medical treatment. A Maldives Government spokesman said that a photograph appearing on some Maldivian websites and social media showing Nasheed with Sirisena was an old photograph. The Sri Lankan Government is said to have been instrumental in securing the release of Nasheed to visit the UK for medical treatment. The Maldives Foreign Min

19 Jan, 2016