Major General Sathyapriya Liyanage new Army Chief of Staff

Not accident but murder

Police investigations have found that two people found dead in a three-wheeler in Pussalawa last year after the vehicle had fallen into a lagoon was not an accident but murder. The police media unit said today that a suspect was arrested yesterday over the incident after it was believed he had murdered the two men and pushed the three-wheeler into the lagoon with the two bodies. The incident had initially been recorded as an accident and was being investigated also as an accident, the police m

14 Mar, 2012

Court orders sausages destroyed

The Anuradhapura Magistrate today issued orders to destroy over Rs. 900,000 worth of sausages seized by health inspectors in the area. Health inspectors had told the Magistrate that the sausages had been kept at a storage facility by a government official in the area despite it being sized on the grounds that they were unfit for human consumption. When inquired from the government official he said that the sausages were kept under storage to ensure that it is not sold in the market. However t

14 Mar, 2012

EPDP notes discrepancies in LLRC report

The EPDP says there are some discrepancies in the report of the Lesson Learned and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) with regards to comments mentioned in the report based on the statement given to the commission by EPDP leader Douglas Devananda. The EPDP said in a statement that it also regrets to note the comments made by the commission on the EPDP in the report. ?Whilst we deny the allegations about the EPDP, we wish to state that there is wide discrepancy in what really transpired when EPDP

13 Mar, 2012