Two women arrested with jewellery hidden under their pants

PM says will not support death penalty

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says he will not support implementing the death penalty. The Prime Minister said that the United National Party, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna and the Tamil National Alliance are against implementing the death penalty. The Prime Minister expressed these views while speaking at an event today. President Maithripala Sirisena has said that he has signed the order to implement the death penalty. He told local media heads las

30 Jun, 2019

Three Sri Lankan nationals held for entering India illegally

Indian Police have arrested three Sri Lankan nationals, who arrived at Vedaranyam in Nagapattinam district on Saturday night on charges of crossing Indian waters without valid travel documents, the Press Trust of India reported today. Subsequently, police recovered a Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) boat on which they crossed the Indian waters. The people have been identified as A R Nigas, 23, a native of Takva Nagar, Moothur in Trikomalee, M Mohammed Rajees, 33, a native of Neidhal Nagar, Mooth

01 Jul, 2019

NATA board threatens to resign if Chinese cigarettes imported

The director board of the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA) have threatened to resign if clearance is given to import Chinese cigarettes. A statement from the Health Ministry said that NATA Chairperson Dr. Palitha Abeykoon had issued the warning to Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera. “I am writing to you at the behest of the Board of Management of the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA) to convey to you the Board?s concern regarding the plan to grant a license to

30 Jun, 2019