Total weight of cocaine discovered in Peliyagoda 300 kgs

UN says number of flood displaced in camps has decreased

The United Nations (UN) says?there is a?significant decrease in the number of people in safe locations following the floods and landslides in Sri Lanka. About 22,000 people remain temporarily displaced in 202 safe locations compared to 75,000 people inside safe locations last week, the UN said. According to the latest Department of Meteorology forecast, the western and eastern coastal areas of Sri Lanka, including districts severely affected by the floods and landslides, will receive below ave

05 Jun, 2017

Sri Lanka gets 40 year repayment period for tunnel

Sri Lanka has received a?40 year repayment period including 10 year grace period for the funds to be obtained from?Korea to build a tunnel in Kandy. The Ministry of Strategy and Finance of Korea has approved US$ 200 million for the Kandy tunnel construction project, the Embassy of Korea in Sri Lanka said. The project comprises of 4 tunnels with a total length of 5.5km from Suduhumpola to Tennekumbura via Bogambara and Ampitiya which will be the longest tunnel in Sri Lanka. Korea Eximbank will

05 Jun, 2017

Commerce Ministry rejects claims on plastic rice

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has rejected claims in a Youtube video showing cooked white coloured basmati rice as ?Plastic Rice from Lanka Sathosa? which had?gone viral since June 3. The video claims?that some basmati rice purchased from the Pitakotte outlet of Lanka Sathosa not becoming stale (like other Basmati rice varieties) even after 24 hours of cooking it, and when a ball of such cooked rice is dropped on the floor, the (ball of) rice does not disintegrate nor rice grains fall a

04 Jun, 2017