Revised circular on duty free vehicle permits issued

Boulder kills two in Welimada

A boulder from a landslide killed two children in Welimada, on the Nuwara Eliya road early this morning, the police media unit said. The police said that the two children aged 16 and 11 were sleeping in their house when the landslide occurred. The police said that the boulder had gone through the house killing the two children. Further investigations are underway.

16 Feb, 2012

Shavendra says journo after him

Sri Lanka?s Deputy Permanent representative to the United Nations Major General Shavendra Silva has said that a certain foreign journalist is all out to discredit him just before the UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva. The UN has been criticized for appointing Silva to the Special Advisory Council on peacekeeping operations owing to the war crimes allegations raised against him by some human rights groups. Silva told State radio that a certain journalist who always acts with malicious i

16 Feb, 2012

Violence erupts over fuel price hike

Violence broke out in parts of Sri Lanka on Wednesday as fishermen protested over a fuel price hike implemented by the government last weekend. One fisherman was killed and several others were injured when the police clashed with the protestors in Chilaw in the north western coastal belt. Sri Lanka police spokesman Ajith Rohana said that the police were forced to fire tear gas towards the fishermen as the protest got out of hand. He however said that there were no immediate reports of the pol

15 Feb, 2012