Major General Ubaya Medawela new Chief of Staff

Fire rages in Giriulla

A fire erupted in the Narangamuwa Mountain in Giriulla this afternoon, the Sri Lanka Air Force said. Air Force Media Spokesman Group Captain Dushantha Wijesinghe told Colombo Gazette that a Bell 212 helicopter was deployed to douse the fire. The helicopter had been deployed from the Air Force base in Ratmalana. Group Captain Wijesinghe added that bambi bucket operations are being carried out to extinguish the flames. (Colombo Gazette)

04 Mar, 2020

Crocodile, other animals pose threat to motorists on Southern Expressway

Crocodiles and other animals have been seen crossing the Southern Expressway (Sri Lanka) posing a threat to motorists. A video circulating on social media shows a crocodile crossing the Southern Expressway from one end to the other as vehicles pass by. The motorist who recorded the video said that he saw the animal while he was heading to Galle from Hambantota on the Southern Expressway. The motorist said that the crocodile was seen near the 13th mile post on the E06 extension of the expressw

04 Mar, 2020

Sri Lanka’s new envoy to UK assumes duties

The High Commissioner-designate of Sri Lanka to the United Kingdom Saroja Sirisena assumed duties at the Sri Lankan High Commission in the UK. She was received upon arrival at the London Heathrow Airport by the Special Representative of the UK Foreign Secretary Kathryn Colvin. Prior to assumption of duties, religious observances and chanting of seth pirith was conducted by the Chief Incumbent of the London Buddhist Vihara and the Chief Sangha Nayake of Great Britain the Most Venerable Bogoda S

03 Mar, 2020