President asserts new CB governor will be appointed “within hours”

Police caution public on credit card fraud

The police have cautioned the public to be aware of credit card fraud after an Indian national was arrested at the Katunayake airport with blank cards and equipment to forge credit cards. Police spokesman SSP Ajith Rohana said that the public should always remain vigilant when handing over their credit cards to merchants. He also said that receipts provided by the merchants should have an authorized signature and the card should be swiped in front of the customer, The police also urged the pu

05 Oct, 2012

Pillay briefed on Sri Lanka

A UN delegation, which visited Sri Lanka recently, is currently briefing the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Navi Pillay on their findings, a UN spokesperson told The Sunday Leader. Ravina Shamdasani from the Communications Section of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights at the United Nations in Geneva said that Pillay is yet to decide on a proposed visit to Sri Lanka. The delegation from OHCHR visited Sri Lanka last month as a follow up to a resolution adopted on

06 Oct, 2012

MSF ends Sri Lankan operations

Doctors Without Borders/M?decins Sans Fronti?res (MSF) announced that it has handed over its last remaining project in Sri Lanka?a mental health program in Mullaitivu District?to World Vision, an established international NGO with a long-term operational plan for the north of the country. This handover follows a progressive transfer of medical activities to the Sri Lankan Ministry of Health over the last 18 months. ?The District General Hospital of Mullaitivu was almost non-functioning back in

06 Oct, 2012