Maximum retail price imposed on bottled drinking water

G.L rushes to UK to discus travel advice

Sri Lanka External Affairs Minister G. L. Peiris left for London over the weekend in an attempt to meet British officials and urge them to withdraw a travel advisory on Sri Lanka, a government official said on Sunday. External Affairs Ministry Secretary Karunatilleke Amunugama told reporters that Peiris was hopeful of meeting his counterpart though it was still not confirmed. The advisory states there is an upsurge in nationalism and anti- Western rhetoric in Sri Lanka and cautioned Britons vi

02 Sep, 2012

STF security in the East

The police Special Task Force (STF) will be deployed to the eastern province today in order to tighten security in the area ahead of the provincial council elections. According to the police media unit security in the eastern province is to be increased from today following a rise in election related violence in the area. Clashes had been reported in the eastern province over the last couple of weeks mostly involving the Sri Lankan Muslim Congress (SLMC) and the UPFA. The elections for three

03 Sep, 2012

Kuliyapitiya PS chairman arrested

The chairman of the Kuliyapitiya Pradeshiya Sabha (PS), Sampath Susantha, was arrested today over an incident which occurred on Friday. According to the police media unit, the PS chairman was the main suspect over an attack on two houses in Kuliyapitiya on Friday night. Following investigations the police had found that the Kuliyapitiya Pradeshiya Sabha chairman Sampath Susantha had been involved. The police arrested him as well as six others today after they had surrendered to the Kuliyapiti

02 Sep, 2012