Heavy rain expected till Tuesday owing to southwest monsoon

Na tree planted to mark Indonesia-Sri Lanka diplomatic relations

Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Indonesia and ASEAN Dharshana Perera planted a na tree at Indonesia’s Bogor Botanical Gardens on Monday to mark the 65th?anniversary of Indonesia-Sri Lanka diplomatic relations, the Jakarta Post reported. Perera said na tree, also known as Sri Lankan ironwood, was special to Sri Lankan people. For several centuries, na tree has been used as a traditional herbal plant and its wood has been widely used to construct temples and bridges. The tree?s flowers are also used i

03 Jul, 2018

Tough fines to be imposed on anyone violating gas price structure

Tough fines will be imposed on anyone violating the new gas price structure, the?Ministry of Industry and Commerce said today. Along with the June 29 price reduction on a 12.5 Kg gas cylinder the prices of 5 Kg and 2.3 Kg LPG gas cylinders have also been reduced. The Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen has instructed the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) to raid errant retailers who violate the new price structure. ?The Government is working to reduce the cost of living. We war

03 Jul, 2018

Ten suspects arrested over killing of leopard further remanded

Ten suspects arrested over the killing of a leopard in Kilinochchi have been ordered to be further remanded till July 5th. Villagers in Kilinochchi had recently captured and killed a leopard after it attacked 10 people in the area. The villagers hunted down the animal after accusing wildlife officers of failing to do their duty. Wildlife officers had arrived at Ambalkulam in Kilinochchi to capture the animal but they had failed to locate it resulting in agitated residents deciding to look for

03 Jul, 2018