Former Sathosa Chairman Nalin Fernando granted bail

Army chief says Indo-Lanka fishing issue affecting Northern fishermen

Army Commander Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake says the Indo-Lanka fishing issue?is having a negative impact on the livelihood of fishermen in the North. He said this while?delivered the prestigious ?Colonel Henry Steel Olcott? oration to a packed audience at the Colombo Ananda College at the invitation of the Old Boys? Association (OBA) and the Principal, the Army media unit said today. “The Indo-Lanka fishery issue has become an impediment to sustainable development and human security b

04 Nov, 2018

Sri Lankan man jumps to his death in Kuwait

A?Sri Lankan man has jumped to his death in Kuwait following a dispute with his wife. The Kuwait Times reported that following a fierce fight with his wife during which he stabbed her several times, a Sri Lankan jumped from his ninth-floor apartment in Hawally to his death yesterday. Security sources said neighbors reported hearing the fight, and when the couple?s voices died down, they thought that they had stopped fighting, until they heard a loud thud resulting from the man?s body hitting t

04 Nov, 2018

SLPP Pradeshiya Sabha member shot dead

A Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP)?Pradeshiya Sabha member was shot dead today. Hakmana SLPP Pradeshiya Sabha member L. H. Shantha was shot dead in Kebeliyapola today. The Police said that?L. H. Shantha was injured in a shooting incident along the Hakmana-Beliatta road in?Kebeliyapola. L. H. Shantha was admitted to hospital but he succumbed to his injuries in hospital. (Colombo Gazette)

04 Nov, 2018