Namal Rajapaksa granted bail over Hambantota protest

President calls for regional cooperation in several areas

President?Maithripala Sirisena has?emphasized the need for regional cooperation in several areas, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement today. The President had said that the future?priorities for Sri Lanka?are in?food security and sustainable domestic food production,?eradicating the drug menace including narcotics smuggling and environmental?protection and conservation. Sirisena, who?returned to Sri Lanka yesterday after?concluding his State Visit to Maldives for the 50th Ann

27 Jul, 2015

Murder suspected in death of Wasim Thajudeen

The police Criminal Investigations Department (CID) informed court today that it suspects murder over the death of former Sri Lanka ruby player Mohommed Wasim Thajudeen. Thajudeen died on May 17, 2012 in Kirulapone when his car crashed into a wall.?According to police reports at the time, the rugby player was driving home after attending a party when he lost control of the car and crashed into a wall on Park Road. The car had exploded instantly and burnt the victim. However suspicions arose la

27 Jul, 2015

Indian police arrest a former LTTE operative

Police arrested a former LTTE operative at the Trichy International Airport while he was attempting to leave for Switzerland on a fake passport yesterday, the Indian media reported. The Trichy police also arrested a?native of Ramanathapuram for helping the former LTTE member get the fake passport. The police are now searching for a man in Chennai for helping him. A Kumaraguru, 39, a native of North Jaffna in Sri Lanka, was apprehended by the airport police when he produced a fake passport. He

27 Jul, 2015