Ariya Bandara Rekawa sworn in as the Uva Province Governor

CID allowed to obtain statements from Arjun, Kasun in prison

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has been allowed to record statements from?Perpetual Treasuries head?Arjun Aloysius and Chief Executive Officer Kasun Palisena at the Welikada remand prison. The?Colombo Fort Magistrate ordered the prison officials to allow the CID to record the statements on February 13, 14 and 15. Arjun Aloysius and Kasun Palisena are in remand prison after being arrested over the Central Band treasury bond scam. (Colombo Gazette)

12 Feb, 2018

Fire at Iranian Ambassador?s official residence in Colombo

A fire broke out at the official residence of the Iranian Ambassador in Colombo today, the Fire Brigade said. The?Fire Brigade said that fire trucks were deployed to extinguish the fire. There were no casualties reported from the incident. (Colombo Gazette)

12 Feb, 2018

Gota returns from US, says undecided on entering politics

Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa who returned from the United States (US) today after a few weeks, said he was undecided on entering active politics. Speaking to reporters at the airport on his return, Rajapaksa said that the public had been misled by the Government over the past three year and the results of the just concluded Local Government (LG) elections proved this. He said those those who were misled at the last Presidential elections have now seen how important former Presid

12 Feb, 2018