Easter Sunday attackers had cash, assets worth over Rs. 7 billion

Relative of Wele Suda remanded till November 25

A relative of underworld figure Wele Suda was produced in court today and remanded till November 25. The relative was remanded for maintaining Rs. 420 million in four?bank accounts for?Wele Suda. (Colombo Gazette)

17 Nov, 2016

TNA wants displaced Muslims resettled in the North

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) today called on the Government to resettle displaced Muslims in the North. TNA and opposition leader R. Sampanthan told Parliament that there is a feeling among Muslims that Tamils do not want Muslims in the North. He said that Tamils and Tamil speaking people want the Muslims displaced from the North to be resettled on the land they own in the North. Sampanthan also said that the TNA?is prepared to work with the Government to address the issues faced by the

17 Nov, 2016

Central Expressway to be completed by end 2019

The Central Expressway project is being done in four stages and will be completed by the end of 2019, the Minister of Higher Education and Highways Lakshman Kiriella said. According to the Minister, for the first time in Sri Lanka the second stage which is 39.3 kilometers from Mirigama to Kurunegala will be constructed by local contractors. The first stage consisting of 37.3 kms from Kadawatha to Mirigama will be constructed by a Chinese firm while the third stage consisting of 34.1 Km from Po

16 Nov, 2016