Police fire tear gas and water on protest in Colombo

Government asserts no money to hold election

The Government today asserted that it has no money to hold the Local Government (LG) election. Cabinet Spokesman Bandula Gunawardena told reporters today that he had consulted the State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya on the availability of funds to hold the elections. Gunawardena said that Siyambalapitiya had informed him that the Government did not have sufficient funds at this moment to hold an election. He said that the Supreme Court has also been informed about the situation.

14 Feb, 2023

Woman accidentally shot dead during Dematagoda raid

A woman was accidentally shot dead during a raid carried out by the security forces in the Dematagoda area late this evening. The Police said that the weapon of a member of the security forces had misfired during a raid at the Wanathamulla flats. The woman was killed in the shooting. The victim was identified as a 25-year-old resident of the area. According to the Police, a weapon had misfired when the soldiers attempted to arrest a suspect. The woman sustained injuries in the shooting inci

13 Feb, 2023

China’s fishing trawlers endangering marine life of South America: Report

Beijing [China], February 6 (ANI): Chinese Distant Water Fishing Fleet (DWF) vessels have been spotted fishing rare and protected species and disturbing the marine ecological balance. These DWFs are found in international waters near Japan and South Korea in the Asiatic continent and Ecuador, Chile, and Argentina in the South American continent, Geopolitica.info reported. The Galapagos Islands a part of Ecuador’s territory, are the worst victim. The EEZ of Ecuador’s mainland and the Galapagos

13 Feb, 2023