Parliament official arrested for soliciting bribe to clear food

Prime Minister calls for urgent dialogue on terrorism

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for urgent international dialogue on terrorism that must include steps in addressing it effectively. The Prime Minister said this in a message sent to?Charles Michel, the Prime Minister of Belgium in which he expressed?shock over the recent terror attacks that took place in Brussels. Wickremesinghe said that having experienced the horror of terror attacks, Sri- Lankans understand well the difficulties faced by the international community concernin

24 Mar, 2016

Hot weather forces postponement of school sports meets

The Education Ministry has decided to postpone?school sports meets scheduled to be held this month owing to the hot weather being experienced in the country. Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said that the sports meets of all zonal level schools have been postponed till May. The extremely hot weather being experienced in Sri Lanka is expected to continue till around end April. (Colombo Gazette)

23 Mar, 2016

JVP claims traffic police given targets to collect fines

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) claims the traffic police have been given targets to collect fines?from?motorists for road rule violations. JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake told Parliament today that collecting fines is one way the Government is looking at raising money. “The police have been given targets for a week to collect more fines,” he claimed. The country is said to be facing a serious financial crisis and?Dissanayake said that the Government is looking at collecting higher ta

23 Mar, 2016