Kerala ganja found in vehicle which crashed in Maradana

Three killed in Habaraduwa accident

Three people were killed when the three-wheeler they were travelling in collided with a passenger bus in Unawatuna, in the Habaraduwa police area early this morning, the police media unit said. The police said that the accident had taken place along the Galle – Matara main road when the?three-wheeler was taking a bend. A passenger bus heading towards Matara from Colombo crashed into the three-wheeler which was travelling on the opposite direction. The police said that four people who were in the

07 Mar, 2013

No formal complaints on most disappearances

The government informed the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) today that there have not been formal complaints for over 60 percent of those alleged to have disappeared in the country. In a statement issued during the interactive dialogue with the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, the government said that during the past year the Ministry of Defence has created a database to clarify cases referred by the working group. The government told the Council it has transmitted clarif

06 Mar, 2013

Japan to back Sri Lanka’s rehabilitation efforts

The Government of Japan will continue its proactive support for the recovery in the conflict affected areas in Sri Lanka and towards the overall development initiatives of the country, the Japanese Embassy in Colombo said today . The Embassy said that Japan is extending financial contribution amounting to 345 million Japanese Yen (approximately US$ 4 million) through the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) for the ?Project for Rehabilitation of Community Infrastructure and Fa

06 Mar, 2013