Teachers protest blocking road opposite UNP headquarters

Malaysian jailed for helping four Sri Lankans get fake passports

A Malaysian man was sentenced to 10 months’ jail for his involvement in helping four Sri Lankans get hold of forged Malaysian passports, Channel News Asia reported. Jagathes Kumar Koil Pillai, 42, handed them the passports and boarding passes for a flight to Italy on Dec 27, 2017, in a toilet at Singapore’s Changi Airport Terminal 1. After that, he left and returned to Malaysia, said the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) in a media release on Thursday. The four Sri Lankans, aged bet

02 Aug, 2018

STF detains suspect transporting 130kg of Kerala ganja

The Police Special Task Force (STF) detained a suspect transporting 130kg of Kerala ganja in Mannar. The Police said that the ganja was estimated to be around Rs 6.5 million. The arrest was made while the suspects were transporting the ganja in a car. The ganja had been packed in parcels and hidden inside gunny bags. (Colombo Gazette)

02 Aug, 2018

Sri Lanka Medical Council chairman Colvin Gunaratne resigns

Sri Lanka Medical Council chairman, Professor Colvin Gunaratne, resigned from his post. Gunaratne has handed over his letter of resignation to the Minister of Health. Gunaratne was appointed as SLMC Chairman in October last year, after his predecessor Professor Carlo Fonseka?s tenure came to an end. (Colombo Gazette)

02 Aug, 2018