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Impeachment motion on CJ submitted

The impeachment motion on Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake was handed over to Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa today, the government said. Cabinet spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said that over 75 government parliamentarians had signed the motion which was handed over to the Speaker. He said that over 75 signatures are required to have the motion passed in parliament. Meanwhile Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said that 117 government parliamentarians had signed the motion. She said that t

01 Nov, 2012

Vietnam cargo ship sinks off Sri Lanka, 4 missing

A Vietnamese-flagged cargo ship sank off the coast of Sri Lanka, leaving four crew members missing, the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center (Vietnam MRCC) announced Tuesday. The Saigon Queen, owned by the Saigon Shipping Joint Stock Company (SSC), was carrying timber from Myanmar to India with 22 crew members onboard when it sank in Sri Lankan waters due to bad weather caused by a storm. After Vietnam MRCC received a mayday call from the ship at around 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday,

31 Oct, 2012

Fishermen, boat found after 2 months

A group of fishermen who set out to sea from Negombo in August were found beached in Mullaitivu yesterday, the police media unit said today. The police said that five fishermen had gone fishing on August 30 from Negombo but their boat subsequently experienced engine trouble. The fishing boat had been out at sea with the fishermen unable to contact anyone to seek help. However after two months at sea the boat had washed ashore in Nayaru, Mullaitivu yesterday. The army and area residents assis

31 Oct, 2012