Major fire in Wattala forces road to be temporarily closed

CBK to speak at Nigerian national summit

Former President Chandrika Kumaratunga will deliver the keynote address at the 13th annual conference of the Anyiam-Osigwe Foundation in Lagos on Thursday 29th November at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), the office Mrs. Kumaratunga said. Kumaratunga?s topic at this event will be ?Unity in Diversity building Shared and Inclusive Societies for Peace and Prosperity’ which flows from the broad theme of the 13th session: ?Synthesis for Nationhood: Ethnic policy and national i

21 Nov, 2012

Impeachment hearing to go ahead

The impeachment hearing on Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake will go ahead as scheduled tomorrow despite the Supreme Court request for it to be postponed. Deputy Speaker Chandima Weerakody said that the?hearing ?will be held as scheduled tomorrow in front of the?11 member Parliament Select Committee. Earlier today the Supreme Court had requested that the hearing be postponed until a determination is reached on the impeachment process.

22 Nov, 2012

Increased safety measures for Colombo night race

Increased safety measures will be in place for the spectators and participants at the Colombo Night Race next month, organizers said today. The Colombo Night Race will be held at Fort on Saturday December 15th with the qualifying rounds the previous night. The Asian Motor Racing Club and the Carlton Motor Sports Club together with the Sri Lanka motorcycle club are organizing the race for the second year this year. Shehan de Tissera from the Asian Motor Racing Club told reporters today that ap

21 Nov, 2012