Joint opposition files complaint against Malik Samarawickrama

Pillay’s security advisor here

The Chief Security Advisor to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay was in Sri Lanka ahead of the scheduled visit by Pillay to the country. During his stay Abraham Mathai and his team visited the east and called on the Commander Eastern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Rohan Amarasinghe this week and held cordial discussions on a range of topics which were of mutual interest, the Navy said today. Mathai manages security operations of the Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCH

26 Jul, 2013

DCD found in imported milk

The Dicyandiamide?DCD chemical has been found in imported milk powder sold in Sri Lanka, the Ministry of?Technology, Research and Atomic Energy said in a statement today. According to the statement the Dicyandiamide?DCD chemical was discovered following tests carried out by the ITI institute. The Ministry of?Technology, Research and Atomic Energy said that tests were carried out on four brands of imported milk powder and two brands of local milk powder. Results from the tests had shown that whil

26 Jul, 2013

Couple arrested for fraud

A couple in Rajagiriya have been arrested for deceiving several people and obtaining money after promising to send them overseas. The police media unit said that a lady was arrested from Lake Gardens yesterday based on a complaint received by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD). Her husband, who was also wanted for fraud, had surrendered to the CCD today, the police media unit said. They had obtained over Rs. 7.3 million from the people who they had promised to send overseas. The CCD is conducting

26 Jul, 2013