Mahinda and Namal visit Sampanthan in hospital

Mervyn Silva insists he never tied anyone to a tree

Former Minister Mervyn Silva today insisted that he never tied anyone to a tree when he was in the Government. In?2010 he was accused of forcing a?samurdhi officer to be tied to a tree?over his failure to attend a dengue prevention programme in Kelaniya. However speaking after newly appointed Non-cabinet Minister Sujeewa Senasinghe assumed duties today,?Silva said that the?samurdhi officer tied himself to the tree. “I told him to tie himself to the tree for people to see,” he said. Mervyn Si

28 Dec, 2018

Khawaja back in jail for breaching bail conditions in Nizamdeen case

The brother of Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja is back behind bars after breaching his bail by allegedly attempting to contact a witness in the case involving a Sri Lankan teen, TV NZ reported. Counter terror and law enforcement authorities arrested Arsalan Tariq Khawaja, 39, for a second time on Thursday after he allegedly framed a co-worker with a terrorist hit-list earlier this year. The list, which police say was found at the University of NSW, allegedly outlined threats to kill former

28 Dec, 2018

Night club accident kills one, injures two

One person was killed and two others sustained injuries following an accident at a night club in Nawam Mawatha today. The Police said that a malfunction of an elevator at Green Lanka Towers where the night club is located, resulted in the accident. Several people who were attending the ‘Amuseum’ night club were in the elevator at the time of the accident. According to the Police, the elevator had stalled owing to an overload when it was on its way from the ground floor to the ninth floor wher

29 Dec, 2018