Three killed, several injured in Moratuwa accident

Sniffer dogs to be purchased to boost security at BIA

The Government has decided to purchase 20?sniffer dogs to boost security at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA). The Government says it is important to deploy sniffer dogs that can identify explosives, firearms, drugs, money and illegal items in airports for the protection of civil aviation services. Accordingly, a?proposal made by Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Nimal Siripala de Silva, to purchase 20 sniffer dogs and deploy them in Bandaranaike International Airport, was ap

15 Feb, 2017

Wigneswaran notes concerns in talks with UN, EU

Northern Province Chief Minister C V Wigneswaran today raised his concerns on several issues during talks with the United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU). The United Nations Resident Coordinator Ms. Una?McCauley and EU Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives Tung-La? Margue held?talks with the?Northern Province Chief Minister?in Jaffna today. Wigneswaran said that he had told the UN and EU envoys that while some steps have been taken on the post-war reconciliation issue, most of it has n

15 Feb, 2017

Chandrika warns war widows face sexual exploitation

Tamil women who survived Sri Lanka?s civil war now face widespread sexual exploitation by officials in their own community as well as from the army, the head of an ethnic reconciliation body said Wednesday, the AFP news agency reported. Former President Chandrika Kumaratunga, the chairman of the Office for National Unity and Reconciliation, said women who were widowed during the 37-year conflict were among the victims of abuse by officials who frequently demand sexual favours just to carry out

15 Feb, 2017