Boossa prison inmates launch strike

Street View imagery by Google now available for Sri Lanka

Google announced that Street View imagery of Sri Lanka is now available on Google Maps. This implies that people in Sri Lanka and around the world can now view Sri Lanka in 360-degree panoramic imagery from their phone, tablet or computer, First Post reported. Google says, ?Today?s launch brings the total number of countries where Street View is available to 76. Street View is a popular feature in Google Maps, that allows people to virtually explore and navigate places. People can access street

23 Mar, 2016

UN reiterates calls for credible probe on war related incidents

The United Nations (UN) has reiterated calls for a credible investigation on incidents related to the war in Sri Lanka. Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General said that the UN has?made clear what the guidelines for what a credible investigation will entail. He said this in response to a question posed on a comment made by President Maithripala Sirisena that he will not invite foreign judges to be involved in the judicial process after investigating incidents related to the w

22 Mar, 2016

Two women, child killed in accident involving a lorry

Two women and a child were killed after a lorry ran into them along the Anuradhapura – Puttalam road. The police said that the driver of the lorry had fled the scene after the accident and an operations was launched to arrest him.

22 Mar, 2016