Special commodity tax on imported potatoes increased

Protesters who clashed with Police remanded till October 16

The protesters who clashed with the Police in Hambantota yesterday, have been remanded till October 16. The protesters clashed with the Police during a protest led by the joint opposition.?The protest was staged near the Indian Consulate in Hambantota. The Police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse the protesters.?The Police said that three policemen were injured during the clash. The Police also said that 28 people arrested following the incident were remanded till October 16. A re

07 Oct, 2017

Navy arrests 10 Indian fishermen for poaching in Sri Lankan waters

The Sri Lanka Navy arrested 10 Indian fishermen and seized a trawler for poaching in Sri Lankan territorial waters, the Navy media unit said today. The arrest was made by naval attached to SLNS Prathapa and Fast Attack Craft on routine patrol at the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) north of Sri Lanka last night (Saturday), about 10 nautical miles north of Kovilan Point. The arrested fishermen, the trawler and fishing gear were brought to the naval base SLNS Elara in Kareinagar and t

08 Oct, 2017

Swiss police kill Sri Lankan asylum seeker brandishing knives

Swiss police said that an officer had shot and killed a Sri Lankan man after the man lunged at other asylum seekers wielding two knives. The 38-year-old asylum seeker was mortally wounded at around 2am (0000 GMT) Saturday after he tried to stab two other asylum seekers who were in the company of police officers in the southern Italian-speaking region of Ticino, Police said, according to the AFP news agency. Officers had been called in to break up a fight in Brissago, on the shores of Lake Magg

08 Oct, 2017