Mother and three children found dead after taking poison

Four key foreign representatives to visit Sri Lanka this month

Four key foreign representatives are to visit Sri Lanka this month, the Foreign Ministry said. The Foreign Minister of Hungary P?ter Szijj?rt?, the Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu, the Minister of State at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Lord (Tariq) Ahmad and the Speaker of the National Assembly of Korea, Park Byeong-seug are scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka this month. The Foreign Minister of Hungary, P?ter Szijj?rt? is expected in Sri Lanka tomorrow (1

11 Jan, 2022

Institutional and legal framework of several ministries amended

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has amended the institutional and legal framework of several ministries. The amendments were made through an extraordinary gazette notice. The institutional and legal framework of the Minister of Public Services, Provincial Councils and Local Government were among those amended. The President also removed the subjects and functions, special priorities and related institutional and legal framework of the State Minister of Prison Management and Prisoners Rehabilitat

10 Jan, 2022

OIC orders cop to allow drunk driver to enter Southern Expressway

A Police Officer in Charge (OIC) ordered a policeman stationed at the Imaduwa entrance to the Southern Expressway, to allow a drunk driver to enter the highway. The OIC is heard, in a video recorded by the policeman, telling the cop to let the driver go. The driver was stopped at the Imaduwa entrance and was asked by the policeman on duty if he was drunk. The driver responds saying yes that he was drunk and that he had just arrived after having drinks with the OIC. The driver then telephones

11 Jan, 2022