Tear gas, water cannons used to disperse anti-SAITM protest

Mother and child found killed inside house in Eravur

A woman?and her child were found killed inside their house in Eravur, Batticaloa. The Police said the woman and her 12 year old son had been killed in the house and the bodies were recovered today.

18 Oct, 2017

Government insists no final decision on Mattala airport

The?Government today insisted that no final decision has been taken with regards to the Mattala international airport. Minister Mahinda Amaraweera told reporters that cabinet has agreed the?airport needs private investments. He said the airport has been running at a major loss and is in need of private investments to cover the losses, pay the staff and to make it fully operational. Amaraweera however said that no final decision had been reached with regards to the airport and the joint opposi

18 Oct, 2017

Sri Lanka’s first fully fledged modern high voltage lab opened

Sri Lanka’s first fully fledged modern high voltage lab was declared open at the?University of Moratuwa today. The modern High Voltage Laboratory and Testing Facility was ceremonially opened under the patronage of the Chancellor of the University of Moratuwa, Prof. K K Y W Perera as the Chief Guest, Chief Executive Officer of LTL Holdings (Pvt) Limited, Eng U D Jayawardana as the Guest of Honour, Vice Chancellor and Prof. Ananda Jayawardna, Dean of the Engineering Faculty. A fully fledged mode

17 Oct, 2017