Navy Commander gets six month service extension

Five youth drown in Nawalapitiya

Five youth drowned in Nawalapitiya, in the Mahaweli river today, the police media unit said. The police said that the five youth had drowned while bathing near a suspension bridge. The youth were dragged down by strong currents and drowned, the police media unit said. A group of 12 people had gone to Adams Peak today and while returning to Gampola they had decided to go for a swim. The police said that the victims were aged between 25 and 30 years.

22 Feb, 2013

Navy hailed by UNHCR on boat issue

The UNHCR has praised the Sri Lanka Navy for its role in rescuing a group of stranded boat people from Myanmar and providing immediate medical attention to them. UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic said that some 90 people ? believed to be from Myanmar’s Rakhine state ? are said to have died of dehydration and starvation during a boat journey that lasted almost two months. More than 30 survivors were rescued from this vessel last weekend by the Sri Lankan navy off Sri Lanka’s east coast. Earlier i

22 Feb, 2013

Counter report on Sri Lanka handed to UN Chief

A report countering allegations raised on Sri Lanka, was handed over to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today, the Innercity Press website reported. The report was handed over to the UN Chief by Sri Lanka?s Permanent Representative to the UN Dr. Palitha Kohona and Permanent Representatives from Japan, Bangladesh, Romania and Nigeria. External Affairs Ministry Karunathilaka Amunugama, when contacted by the Colombo Gazette, said Sri Lankan Ambassadors overseas had been informed to submit reports

22 Feb, 2013