Two men found hacked to death in Sevanagala

Maldives repatriates locals stranded in Sri Lanka

A total of 103 Maldivians repatriated from three countries arrived in the Maldives early Sunday via Sri Lankan Airlines, The Edition reported. The Maldives Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the repatriated locals were 48 Maldivians from Belarus, 23 from the United Kingdom, and 32 from Sri Lanka, who were stranded in the respective countries amid the global travel restrictions and closing of borders due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As per the current procedures applicable to those re

31 May, 2020

Mahinda takes over portfolio held by Thondaman

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was today sworn in as the Minister of Community Empowerment & Estate Infrastructure Development. The position was previously held by Leader of the Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC), late Minister Arumugam Thondaman, who passed away last Friday (26) of a heart attack. Prime Minister Rajapaksa was sworn into his new portfolio before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa this morning. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa?s new appointment comes in addition to his existing portfol

01 Jun, 2020

Laws to be strengthened to protect wild animals from snares

By Indika Sri Aravinda Steps are to be taken to strengthen existing laws to protect wild animals from snares, Secretary of Environment and Wildlife Resources. A.H.S. Wijesinghe said. Wijesinghe said that the matter will be discussed at a meeting scheduled to be held tomorrow (Monday). A rare black leopard was injured after being trapped in a snare in Nallathanniya, Hatton last week. The animal later died while receiving medical attention. The leopard sustained an injury to its neck just abov

31 May, 2020