Three dead and over 25 injured in twin accidents

Afghan teen dies in hospital after drowning

An Afghan teen?died in hospital after drowning in Thalpe, the police media unit said today. The police said that the 16 year old?Afghan national and three other Afghan nationals had drowned at sea in Thalpe yesterday. Area residents had however managed to rescue all four and took them to hospital. The police said that?a 16 year old?Afghan boy however died on admission to hospital. His body is at the Karapitiya hospital. (Colombo Gazette)

31 Jul, 2016

President asserts Government will remain for 5 years

President Maithripala Sirisena today asserted that the cohabitation Government will remain in power for five years. The President said that while the United National Party (UNP) and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) had earlier decided to work together for only two years, it has now been decided they will remain in the Government for five years. The President expressed this view while speaking at a function in Polonnaruwa today. “Two weeks ago the UNP and SLFP met and decided we will reverse

30 Jul, 2016

One person killed in Mutwal shooting incident

One person was killed following a shooting incident in the Mutwal area this evening, the police media unit said. The shooting incident took place in Red Barn Watta in Mutwal. (Colombo Gazette)

29 Jul, 2016