Soththi Upali’s son arrested with heroin and weapon

China asserts security and control of Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka’s hands

China today asserted that the security and control of the Hambantota Port is entirely in Sri Lanka’s hands. The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka today noted that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who met with the Foreign correspondents based in Colombo yesterday, had made it clear that the Sri Lankan Government will not re-negotiate the existing agreement on the Hambantota Port. The President, who had earlier said that the Hambantota Port deal must be renegotiated, told Foreign Correspondents based in

20 Dec, 2019

Man found shot dead inside Kataragama holiday resort

A man was found shot dead inside a holiday resort in Kataragama, the Police said. The Police said that the body of a 47-year-old man was found at the hotel. It was reported that a gun-shot wound was found on the head. Further investigations are underway.

21 Dec, 2019

DMK accused of trying to spoil future of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees

India’s ruling BJP, Tamil Nadu state secretary K T Raghavan has accused the DMK of trying to spoil the future of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees by insisting on citizenship for them in India, the Times of India reported. At a demonstration organized by his party in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), held near central bus stand on Friday, Raghavan said DMK president M K Stalin was hand in glove with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse. “Rajapakse has come back to power now. If Sr

21 Dec, 2019