Railway trade union action called off

Special plan on expressway from today

A special plan will be implemented on the Southern Expressway from today (Thursday) following a multiple vehicle accident yesterday. Police spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said a high number of vehicles are reported to have travelled on the expressway yesterday. He pointed out that accidents were reported on the Southern Expressway yesterday due to vehicles not maintaining a gap and the driver not concentrating on the road. He said the special plan implemented today wil

15 Apr, 2021

Dozens of Sri Lankan women wrongfully detained in Saudi Arabia for months

At least 41 Sri Lankan women, the majority of whom are migrant domestic workers, have spent months on end arbitrarily detained at a deportation center in Saudi Arabia, awaiting repatriation to their home country, Amnesty International revealed today. The women have been held at a Deportation Detention (Tarheel) Centre in Riyadh for periods ranging from eight to 18 months. At least three of them have young children detained with them, and one woman is in urgent need of medical care and treatment

15 Apr, 2021

Landslide warning issued for Kandy, Kegalle and Matale

A landslide warning has been issued for several areas in Kandy, Kegalle and Matale. The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) issued a Level 1?landslide warning for the three districts this evening. The warning has been issued for the?Udunuwara, Delthota, Gangawata Korale, Yatinuwara, Thumpane, Ududumbara, Doluwa, Medadumbara and Pathadumbara Divisional Secretariat Divisions and surrounding areas in the Kandy District. The warning has also been issued for the Mawanella and Aranayaka

15 Apr, 2021