Travel ban issued on Edirisinghe family over ETI probe

Schools, public institutions in Avissawella close after fire

Schools and public institutions in Avissawella will be closed tomorrow as a result of the fire and massive explosions at the?Salawa army camp in Kosgama. President Maithripala Sirisena had issued instructions to close the schools and public institutions. Meanwhile the Ministry of Health said that additional ambulances have been deployed to Avissawella. So far three people have been admitted to hospital following the incident. (Colombo Gazette)

05 Jun, 2016

Ex intelligence chief linked to probe on Hambantota hotel fire

An investigation launched over what seemed to be an accidental fire during the opening of a 5-star hotel in Hambantota last week, is said to include the role played by a former intelligence chief, who is now a security consultant of the hotel. Sources said that the investigators probing the fire at the opening ceremony of the Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts in Hambantota, which was attended by President Maithripala Sirisena, are looking at the advice given by former intelligence chief Kapila Hend

05 Jun, 2016

Government will resettle all war-displaced by year-end

The Government?will by year-end resettle all people, including the minority Muslims and the Sinhalese, who were displaced during the nearly three-decade-long war against the LTTE, a senior minister said on Sunday, according to the Press Trust of India. “We have six months to go, we will resettle all in the north by end of the year,” Minister of National Dialogue Mano Ganesan said, adding that even the Sinhala and Muslim minority communities who were chased out by the LTTE would be given their l

05 Jun, 2016