Athuraliye Rathana decides to go solo in Parliament

Death penalty to be initially implemented on 19 convicts

The death penalty is to be initially implemented on 19 large scale drug offence convicts, cabinet spokesman Dr Rajitha Senaratne said today. He said that cabinet approval had been obtained to implement the death penalty on repeat offenders related to large scale?drug offences. Initially?19 convicts have been identified and the President is to sign the documents to implement the death penalty on them. Senaratne said that there was a need to implement the death penalty to curb the spread of cri

11 Jul, 2018

Policeman killed by monk promoted posthumously by IGP

A policeman who was killed by a monk while on duty, has been promoted posthumously by the Inspector General of Police (IGP). The Buddhist monk strangled the policeman to death in Ratnapura when an attempt was made to arrest him. The Police said that the policeman had visited the temple in Galenda in Ratnapura to arrest the monk over an ongoing investigation. The monk had then strangled the policeman and killed him. The Police Sergeant has been promoted to the rank of Sub Inspector (SI) by th

11 Jul, 2018

National Blood Bank Director General removed

The?National Blood Bank Director General has been removed following allegations raised against him. Dr. Rukshan Bellana’s removal followed pressure from medical officers of the?National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS).

11 Jul, 2018