East Terminal of Colombo Port will not be sold

Disabled soldiers protest in Colombo demanding solutions

Disabled soldiers staged a protest in Colombo today demanding solutions to their concerns. Lotus Road in Colombo had been closed for traffic as a result of the protest. The disabled soldiers had protested in the recent past as well.

08 Aug, 2017

North Central Province Council tensed during sittings

A tense situation arose at the North Central Province Council today during the day’s sittings. Some members of the joint opposition set fire to a copy of the agenda of the session in protest against the newly appointed chairman of the?North Central Province Council.

08 Aug, 2017

Two sleeping devotees killed as bus goes over them

Two devotees were killed in Kataragama after the bus they had been travelling in went over them while they were sleeping. The two devotees had been sleeping behind the parked bus. The driver of the bus, not knowing the devotees were sleeping behind the bus, had reversed the vehicle. The driver of the bus was arrested. (Colombo Gazette)

08 Aug, 2017