Number of employees of Wattala factory test positive for virus

Gota insists he never operated white vans

Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa insists he never operated white vans. Speaking at the ‘Eliya’ programe the former Defence Secretary said that various allegations were made against as a result of the successful efforts he took to defeat terrorism and in the war on drugs. Rajapaksa was accused of being behind the several “white van abductions” that took place during and soon after the war. However he says he never had white vans with him. He also says Muslims were part of the intel

03 Mar, 2019

Two bodies recovered from construction site

The bodies of two labourers were found at a construction site in Weligama. The Police said that the two young men had reportedly died eary this morning after falling into a water hole at the construction site.

02 Mar, 2019

UK court told death threats part of Sri Lankan diplomat’s job

Making slit-throat gestures at Tamil protesters was part of the job description for Sri Lanka?s military attache in London, Westminster Magistrates Court heard yesterday, The Morning Star reported. Barrister Nicholas Wayne made the extraordinary argument in defence of his client, Brigadier Priyanka Fernando. The soldier was caught on camera running his fingers across his throat while standing guard outside the Sri Lankan High Commission last year. The Brigadier left the country days later. A

02 Mar, 2019