Former DIG Nalaka de Silva questioned again

Sri Lanka to shut three overseas Missions

By Easwaran Rutnam? Sri Lanka is to shut three overseas Missions as part of moves to cut costs and save on much needed US Dollars, Daily Mirror learns. Accordingly, the Foreign Ministry is to close the Sri Lankan Consulate in Frankfurt, the Embassy in Nigeria, and the Sri Lankan Consulate in Cyprus. Foreign Minister, Professor G.L Peiris told Daily Mirror, the operations of the Consulate in?Frankfurt will be shifted to Berlin. He also said that under the current circumstances it was found th

16 Dec, 2021

Some SLPP MPs unhappy with prorogation of Parliament

By Easwaran Rutnam Most Cabinet Ministers are said to have been kept in the dark over the move by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to prorogue Parliament on Sunday. The President prorogued Parliament with effect from Sunday night and left for Singapore the next day on a private visit. A senior Cabinet Minister, speaking on the condition of anonymity said that he and most others were caught by surprise when the President prorogued Parliament. He said the reason behind the sudden decision to proro

16 Dec, 2021

Huge cache of ammunition recovered in Kilinochchi

A huge cache of ammunition believed to have been buried during the war, has been recovered in Kilinochchi. The Police said that the cache was recovered by the Police Special Task Force (STF). The cache found in 84 boxes, includes 750 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 46,000 rounds of T-56 bullets, 800 M-60 machine gun bullets, and 400 rounds of MPMG ammunition. The cache had been found buried in a plot of land in Kilinochchi. Further investigations are underway. (Colombo Gazette)

16 Dec, 2021