Oil slick pollutes beach in Wellawatte and Mount Lavinia

Father jumps in front of train with two sons in Welikanda

A father jumped in front of a moving train with his two sons in Welikanda, Polonnaruwa today. The Police said that the father was aged 40 and the sons were aged 11 and 4. All three were pronounced dead. (Colombo Gazette)

10 Sep, 2018

Australia deports illegal Sri Lankan asylum seekers

At least a dozen Sri Lankan asylum seekers have been forcibly deported back to?Sri Lanka, having been put on a specially chartered jet that left Perth at 2am on Tuesday, The Guardian reported. Some of the men deported had been in detention for more than six years in Australia, while others still had challenges before Australian courts pending. The majority were Tamil, but at least one was Sinhalese. Guardian Australia has been provided with details of some of those returned but has chosen not

11 Sep, 2018

Gota gets bail in case on misuse of funds but cannot travel overseas

The Special High Court today granted bail to?former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the six others in the case over the misuse of state funds for the D.A. Rajapaksa Memorial Museum. However the court imposed a travel ban on Rajapaksa and the six others accused in the case. Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa also attended the hearing at the?Special High Court. Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the six others were released on a cash bail of Rs 100,000 and two personal bails worth Rs 1 million eac

10 Sep, 2018