Father gives poison to daughter and commits suicide

Tamara out, Dissanayaka new envoy to Cuba

Sarath Dissanayaka, the former Director General of the Publicity Division of the External Affairs Ministry, has taken up the appointment as Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Cuba and also accredited to Argentina. Sri Lanka?s former Permanent Representative to Geneva Ambassador Tamara Kunanayakam had earlier been appointed to the post but according to the Asian Tribune website she has now been “thrown to the wolves”. She was supposed to take over as Ambassador to Cuba but Asian Tribune learnt that for re

19 Feb, 2013

Police arrest 13 women in Dematagoda

The police in Maradana arrested 13 women and a man from a guest house in Dematagoda. A special crimes unit of the police carried out the arrest after raiding a guest house at the location. During the raid the police found 13 women aged between 19 and 35 and investigations revealed that they were involved in prostitution. The women are residents of Pannipitiya, Nikaweratiya, Lunugala, Pusselawa, Mattugama, Welimada, Ambanpola and Hatton. All 14?suspects, which includes the man operating the broth

19 Feb, 2013

UK says no arms for Lankan military

The?British?Foreign office has denied reports that?Britain had sold millions of pounds of weapons to the Sri Lankan?military last year. British Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt said that a majority of the export licences approved, including those for small arms, were for private security?companies countering piracy in the region. “UK hasn’t approved exports of small arms to the Sri Lankan military,” Burt tweeted today. The British media had said that small arms weaponry, ammunition and vari

19 Feb, 2013