Over 22 injured in bus-van accident

Navy assists coast guard to arrest 10 Indian fishermen

The Navy arrested 10 Indian fishermen for poaching in Sri Lankan waters, the Navy media unit said. The Sri Lanka Navy said it assisted the Coast Guard to arrest the 10 Indian fishermen along with 2 Indian fishing trawlers poaching in Sri Lankan waters in the Northern seas. Having brought the arrested fishermen and their trawlers to a Naval Base they were handed over to the Assistant Director of Fisheries in Jaffna for further action. This week Sri Lanka urged India to end bottom trawling in o

05 Jan, 2017

Government says plant in Kuliyapitiya not by Volkswagen

The Government says the vehicle assembly plant in?Kuliyapitiya is not by?German automaker Volkswagen. Kurunegala District Parliamentarian and Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam told the Colombo Gazette?that the Government never said the?vehicle assembly plant in?Kuliyapitiya is by Volkswagen. Some Government statements had claimed yesterday that the Kuliyapitiya vehicle assembly plant is by Volkswagen. A spokesperson at?Volkswagen had however told Sirasa TV today that?Volkswagen does

05 Jan, 2017

Muslim MPs see political agenda behind Wilpattu issue

A group of Muslim Parliamentarians today called on the Government to resolve the controversy on the deforestation in the?Wilpattu National park and ensure National reconciliation. Addressing a press briefing at the Renuka Hotel organized by the Sri Lanka Muslim Media Forum today, the Muslim Parliamentarians alleged that latest Wilpattu controversy is based on a political agenda. The MPs noted that during the three decade conflict in Sri Lanka, Muslims continuously sided with the Government but

05 Jan, 2017