Suspect arrested with over 200 grams of heroin at Welikada

MR says no new casino license

President Mahinda Rajapaksa says new licenses will not be given to open casinos in the country. Speaking to media heads at a breakfast meetings in Colombo today the President insisted that since he came to power licenses have not been issued for new casinos, bars or betting centers. He said that moves are now underway to introduce new laws to control the operations of existing casinos in the country. The President said that designated areas will be identified from where casinos can operate as op

21 Jun, 2013

Sri Lanka boosts Cuban ties

Sri Lanka has forged diplomatic ties and further strengthened its relationships with a large number of countries in Latin America, Africa and the Caribbean, Sri Lanka?s Ambassador to Cuba, Sarath Dissanayake said. In a wide ranging interview with Radio Havana?s flagship programme ?The world where we live in? the Ambassador said that both Sri Lanka and Cuba being two island nations, have many things in common and shared perspectives on matters of mutual interest. He said that the relations betwee

21 Jun, 2013

Commission on Matale grave

President Mahinda Rajapaksa today announced the appointment of a special commission to investigate the Matale mass grave. President?s secretary Lalith Weeratunga said that the commission will be led by former Justice S.I. Imam, Retired High Court Judge Bandula Atapattu and former Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Kitulgoda. Weeratunga told media heads at a breakfast meeting that the commission has been asked to investigate all angles into the mass grave. The international police INTERPOL

21 Jun, 2013