Fire erupts at construction site on Duplication Road

SJB suspects coal mafia behind power cuts

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) suspects a coal power mafia is behind the recent sudden islandwide power cuts. Former Minister Nalin Bandara said that the power cut was one thing but the delay to rectify the matter was another. He said that there is suspicion that a coal power mafia was behind the power cut. Bandara said that while on one hand there is a move to promote private power purchasing, on the other there is a move to promote coal power. The former Minister said that coal power is

25 Aug, 2020

Close associate of Angoda Lokka stayed with him in Madurai

Advocate Sivakami Sundari, an alleged aide of Sri Lankan criminal Angoda Lokka, told the CB-CID that Athurugiriye Ladiya, one of the close associates of Lokka, stayed with him in Madurai, the New Indian Express quoted sources from the department as saying. Sivakami Sundari, her associate Thiyaneshwaran from Erode, and Lokka’s girlfriend Amani Dhanji were arrested on August 2 for forging documents, including Aadhaar, for Angoda Lokka. Later, the CB-CID obtained custody of the three suspects from

26 Aug, 2020

Australia provides assistance to migrant returnees in Anuradhapura

Australia has provided much needed assistance to migrant returnees in Anuradhapura. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, vulnerable people across the country have faced multiple challenges, including the loss of income. This has led to a cascading socio-economic impact on communities at the grassroots level in Sri Lanka, upending their daily lives. Following a request made by the District Secretary in Anuradhapura in the North-Central Province of Sri Lanka, and in line with the Interna

25 Aug, 2020