Woman arrested over Kataragama temple shooting incident

CID investigates false claims of another fuel shortage

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has begun an investigation over false claims made last evening of another fuel shortage in the country. The claims led to panic buying by motorists in some areas. The Petroleum Resources Development Ministry said that there was no fuel shortage in the country and that there was ample stocks. (Colombo Gazette)

20 Nov, 2017

TNA says anyone is free to leave the Tamil alliance

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has said that anyone can leave the Tamil alliance. TNA leaders told Tamil media heads that the door to the TNA remains open for anyone to join them. However the TNA said that, at the same time, anyone is free to leave the alliance. The TNA said this in response to a question raised of the EPRL possibly leaving the TNA. The EPRL has already indicated it will contest the Local Government elections separately and not with the TNA. (Colombo Gazette)

18 Nov, 2017

Parliament told over 40 MPs spoke to Arjun Aloysius

Parliament was told today that over 40 MPs spoke to Arjun Aloysius,?the owner of Perpetual Treasuries, who is being investigated over the alleged treasury bond scam. United National Party MP and Deputy Minister Ajith P. Perera told Parliament that information has come to light that over 40 MPs spoke to?Arjun Aloysius yet the names of only a few had been made public recently. Perera urged Speaker Karu Jayasuriya to reveal in Parliament the names of all those who spoke to Arjun Aloysius as injus

18 Nov, 2017