Individual shot dead in Katunayake

Panneerselvam tells Modi to be firm with Sri Lanka

Noting that the latest incident of fishermen from Tamil Nadu being apprehended by Sri Lankan Navy has come at a time when the fishing community here was hopeful of a permanent solution following the ministerial meeting at Colombo on Monday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam shot off another letter to the Indian Prime Minister, urging him to send a firm message to the island nation against continuing such arrests, the New Indian Express reported. On Wednesday, 10 fishermen from Jegathapa

06 Jan, 2017

CB Governor comes under fire from Finance Minister

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake today slammed Central Bank Governor?Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy for saying that Sri Lanka’s economy is not in the “ICU” but in “hospital.” The Minister said he was surprised that?Coomaraswamy made such a statement. Karunanayake said that when the current Government took office Sri Lanka’s economy was in the ICU and Coomaraswamy was then an “attendant.” He said the?Central Bank is there to take the economic policies of the Government forward. (Colombo Gazette)

05 Jan, 2017

Mother and cousin of ‘Wele Suda’ arrested, remanded

The mother and a cousin of notorious drug dealer ‘Wele Suda’ were arrested with heroin in Wellawatta today. The police said that they had in their possession 20 grams of heroin at the time of the arrest. The mother and the?cousin of Wele Suda were produced in court and remanded till January 19. (Colombo Gazette)

06 Jan, 2017