Shan Wijayalal new Eastern Province Governor

Tamils in the North mourn victims of the final battle

Tamils in the North today mourned the victims of the final stages of the war between the LTTE and the military. Shops were closed in Jaffna and some parts of the North and East as a mark of respect to the hundreds of Tamils killed or missing. A commemoration event was also held in Mullivaikkal where the final battle took place before the LTTE was defeated on May 18, 2009 and the Government declared on May 19 that the war had ended. Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran attended th

18 May, 2018

Malaysian Police find 2.87 million Sri Lankan Rupees in Najib’s mansion

Malaysian Police said that they had found over 2 million Sri Lankan Rupees in former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s mansion. Malaysian police on Thursday (May 17) night raided three apartments in a posh Kuala Lumpur condominium owned by Razak?s family, carting away 284 boxes containing luxury handbags and 72 bags filled with jewellery, cash of various denominations, watches and other valuables. Amar Singh, director of police commercial crime investigations, said the police have searche

18 May, 2018

Former Parliamentarian Anuruddha Polgampola granted bail

Former Parliamentarian Anuruddha Polgampola, who was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) recently over his alleged involvement in the fraud of Rs 8 million, was granted bail by court today. Polgampola was recently appointed as the new Chairman of the State Timber Corporation but the appointment was later suspended. The move to suspend him followed several concerns raised over his appointment. Polgampola had received his letter of appointment from President Maithripala Sir

18 May, 2018