Northern Province Health Minister resigns from his post

Ranil expects Maithri to stay away from election

Prime Minister and United National Party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe expects President Maithripala Sirisena to stay away from the August 17 election campaign. The Hindu newspaper reported that the?President and Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) chairperson Maithripala Sirisena, who has received flak recently from certain sections for reportedly clearing the nomination of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa for the parliamentary elections, is going to stay away from the polls. Indicating this in a

13 Jul, 2015

Indian couple arrested in Mullaitivu for violating visa

An?Indian couple have been?arrested in Mullaitivu for violating local visa regulations, the police media unit said. The police said that the Indian man, aged 38 and Indian woman, aged 35, were arrested in Selvapuram?in Mullaitivu while selling goods in violation of their visas. According to the police, the two Indians were in Sri Lanka on tourists visas but had been doing business which is a violation of local immigration and emigration laws. The two Indians were produced before a Magistrate

12 Jul, 2015

IGP urged to ensure security for former President

The office of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has written to IGP N.K. Illangakoon, raising fears over the security of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Rohan Weliwita, the media secretary of the former President, told the IGP in the letter that there was a concern over the failure to provide police security to Rajapaksa at an event in Hambantota yesterday. He said that top police officers in Hambantota had been informed in advance about the events Rajapaksa was attending in the area yeste

12 Jul, 2015