Cabinet sub-committee to decide on Hambantota port

Sampoor power project to get green nod soon

Decks will be cleared soon for the take off of the 500-megawatt (MW) Sampoor thermal power project, a joint venture involving Sri Lanka and India, with the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) moving closer to giving the much-needed environmental clearance, The Hindu newspaper reported. ?At present, the evaluation committee is scrutinising a report on environment impact assessment (EIA). As soon as it is over, our Board of Directors will take a look at the matter, after which the clearance wil

14 Oct, 2015

Wele Suda sentenced to death in heroin case

Notorious drug dealer Wele Suda was today sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court?for having drugs in his possession. Wele Suda has been accused of having 7.05 grams of heroin in his possession. He is also being investigated over another major heroin case. Gampola Vidanalage Don Samantha Kumara aka ?Wele Suda? was arrested in Pakistan, and deported to Sri Lanka in January. An Interpol Red Notice was earlier issued for his arrest. He was known to be one of the major drug traffickers in Sr

14 Oct, 2015

Canada orders deportation of LTTE member

A member of the LTTE?who was allegedly sent to Toronto to run the Sri Lankan guerrilla group?s Canadian front organization has been ordered deported from Canada for terrorism, according to documents filed in the Federal Court, the National Post reported. The Canadian government has been trying to deport Manickavasagam Suresh since 1995, when he was first arrested in Toronto. The case was thought to have languished but last week the case reappeared on the court docket. The Immigration and Refug

14 Oct, 2015