Major General Shavendra Silva?s service extended

Ex BBC journalist sacked over Lanka report wins payout

A BBC journalist has won a ?50,000 payout for being sacked after prioritising a report on Sri Lankan politics over the birth of Prince George, the Telegraph reported today. Chandana Keerthi Bandara, 57, lost his job as a producer on a BBC Sri Lankan news service, and sued the BBC for unfair dismissal and race discrimination. He had worked for the BBC for 18 years and had been a senior producer on the Sinhala service since 2000. Mr Bandara was in charge of publishing stories on July 23, 2013, t

18 Sep, 2016

Police chief seeks unity between police and Tamils

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara today urged the Tamil community to work with the police in the North. The IGP was speaking at the opening of a new police station in?Oddusuddan.?The IGP said that there needs to be cooperation between the police and the community in the area. He expressed the hope that the people in the area will protect the new police unit?and its property. (Colombo Gazette)

18 Sep, 2016

Major fire erupts in a factory in Hunupitiya in Wattala

A fire erupted in a factory in?Hunupitiya in Wattala early this morning, the fire brigade said. Fire-fighters were dispatched to the location.

18 Sep, 2016