Number of coronavirus patients rises to 70

TNA urges SLMC not to betray voters (Audio)

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) today urged the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) not to betray the voters in the East by supporting the government to form an administration in the Eastern Province. TNA leader R. Sampanthan told reporters at a press briefing this morning that the Muslims in the East had voted for the SLMC as the parry contested against the government. Sampanthan noted that the SLMC had gone on stage and spoken against the government during the election campaigning. He said t

15 Sep, 2012

Navy rescues Australia bound boat

The navy has rescued an Australia bound boat put at sea just off Galle with over 50 illegal immigrants on board, a navy spokesman said. A navy vessel was deployed following a distress call to rescue the boat early this morning after the boat was stranded. The illegal immigrants heading to Australia were rescued and are being brought back to Galle. Meanwhile the Indian media had reported yesterday that sixty-five Sri Lankan nationals, who had set out on a trawler from Point Pedro with the idea

15 Sep, 2012

Radiation in consignment from India (Audio)

The Atomic Energy Authority (AEA) in Sri Lanka is investigating a consignment of stainless steel products imported from India which have been found to have radiation. AEA chairman Dr. Ranjith Wijeywardena told the Colombo Gazette that the container with the items from India had arrived in Sri Lanka on a vessel on Thursday. The container had gone through tests at the port and radiation levels had been detected during that test, Dr. Wijeywardena said. He said that when officials from the AEA in

15 Sep, 2012