Former SPC chairman arrested over ?white van? press conference

Police insist robbery motive (Audio)

The police insist that the gang that forced its way into the house of journalist Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema in Bambalapitiya today had gone there with the motive of committing a robbery. Police spokesman SP Budhika Siriwardena, addressing a special press briefing this afternoon, said that the police have identified the men involved in the crime and they have also recovered a three-wheeler which belonged to the robbers. He said that robber gangs had been operating in Bambalapitiya using three-wh

24 Aug, 2013

MR inspects BIA expressway

President Mahinda Rajapaksa today inspected the Colombo – Katunayake expressway which is nearing completion, the President’s office said. The President met officials involved in the construction of the expressway prior to embarking on an official visit to Belarus. The 26 km long expressway is scheduled to open next month. The Ports and Highways Ministry commenced the construction of the expressway in 2008. ?The?Colombo-Katunayake expressway is Sri Lanka’s second E Class highway. It will link Col

25 Aug, 2013

Armed men threaten journo (Audio)

A group of men with knives and at least one hand grenade in their possession, threatened journalist Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema at her Bambalapitiya residence early this morning. The men had forced their way into the house through the side door while her husband was out and she was at home with her young daughter and parents. They cut the line of the home telephone and removed the battery of her mobile phone which was in her room. “I saw some shadows moving and when I asked who it was they grabb

24 Aug, 2013