Lightning disrupts electricity in several areas

Maduluwawe Sobitha thero passes away

The Chairman of the National Movement for a Just Society, the Venerable Maduluwawe Sobitha thero?passed away today. Maduluwawe Sobhitha thero was in critical condition and was receiving treatment in hospital in Singapore when he passed away Maduluwawe Sobhitha thero was the chief incumbent of the Kotte Naga Vihara?and?played a key role to bring the?new Government in January?by?supporting common candidate Maithripala Sirisena for presidency. His remains are to be flown back to Sri Lanka tonigh

08 Nov, 2015

Release of political prisoners a must says TULF

Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) Secretary General V Anandasangaree says the release of the Tamil political prisoners is a must and cannot be avoided. In a letter to President Maithripala Sirisena,?Anandasangaree noted with regret and much concern the decision taken by the President and?Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at a meeting they?had with the Tamil National Alliance (TNA)?headed by R. Sampanthan on the issue. He says the decision will only make things worse. It was decided at tha

07 Nov, 2015

Lankan arrested with US $85,000 in Mumbai

A Sri Lankan citizen was arrested at the departure area of the international airport in Andheri in Mumbai with about US $85,000 (almost Rs 56 lakh) after a drama lasting about an hour and a half early on Friday. The Colombo-bound passenger, Mohammed Sajehan, caught the eye of officials of the Airport Intelligence Unit (AIU) of customs when he was trying to hurry into the aircraft close to departure time. Alerted by this behavior that sleuths said is typical of currency smugglers, officials stop

07 Nov, 2015