Shantha Bandara to fill vacant seat in Parliament

No more refugees says Gota

Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa says there are no more refugees in the north of the country as all the war displaced people have now been resettled. Speaking at an event in Kilinochchi the Defence Secretary said that there are also less than 200 forme LTTE cadres undergoing rehabilitation. “We now have only less than 200 undergoing rehabilitation and they are also to be set free and socialized soon as did in relation to others. Measures were also taken to take care of the family members o

30 Sep, 2012

Displaced in Pudukudiruppu to be resettled this week

War displaced people in Pudukudiruppu are to be resettled later this week, the Mullaitivu government agent said. The official had sent out a notice to the displaced staying in temporary homes or with their relatives in Pudukudiruppu saying that they will be resettled on Thursday. The war displaced people from the area have been told to gather at the Pudukudiruppu central college on Thursday with the relevant documents. The government had last week said that all the war displaced in the north

30 Sep, 2012

UK national arrested with over 100 stolen WC tickets

A British national was arrested today with over 100 stolen tickets for the Twenty 20 World Cup match involving England, the police said. Police spokesman SSP Ajith Roahan said that the 54 year old man from Manchester had stolen the tickets from the ICC ticket office at Stanley Tilakaratna Mawath in Colombo. The police spokesman told the Colombo Gazette that the British man had stolen 103 tickets for tomorrow?s match between England and Sri Lanka. ?He had 4 ticket books and separately another

30 Sep, 2012