Two injured in Matara shooting incident

Indian projects in Sri Lanka to be expedited

Steps are to be taken to expedite Indian development cooperation projects in Sri Lanka. The High Commission of India in Colombo and relevant authorities of the Government of Sri Lanka held a series of meetings during the last two weeks to review the status of select ongoing development cooperation projects, the High Commission said in a statement today. The High Commission said the two sides paid particular attention to the impact of COVID-19 related restrictions and identified joint efforts t

08 Jan, 2021

Nigerian among three remanded for defrauding Sri Lankan

Three individuals, including a Nigerian have been remanded on charges of defrauding a Sri Lankan living in France via email. Police Spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said the suspects were remanded till 21 January after being produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate?s Court yesterday. Investigations by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) had found that the Nigerian had hacked into the email of an individual in Sri Lanka and had sent an email to the Sri Lankan

08 Jan, 2021

Tuition classes allowed to resume from 25 January

Tuition classes will be allowed to resume from 25 January by following the health guidelines, the Education Ministry said today. Education Minister, Professor G. L. Peiris said that Grade 11 classes will resume in the Western Province on 25 January. He said that tuition classes will also be allowed to resume at the same time. However he said that health guidelines must be followed when tuition classes resume. “We had taken this decision a week ago,” Professor G. L. Peiris told Parliament tod

08 Jan, 2021