Customs seize ecstasy pills couriered from Belgium

Students to be taken to Diyatalawa from airport in special bus

The Sri Lankan students who are to be evacuated from Wuhan city today in a special SriLankan airlines flight, will be transported to the Diyatalawa Army camp in a special bus, the Colombo Gazette learns. SriLankan Airlines flight UL 1422 departed from the Katunayake airport today to bring back the students. The flight is scheduled to reach Wuhan city at 11.37PM after which the students will be boarded on the plane. The students will be brought to Sri Lanka and taken directly to the Diyatalawa

31 Jan, 2020

World Bank committed to support Sri Lanka rise to its potential

The World Bank says it remains committed to support Sri Lanka rise to its potential. The assurance was given by Hartwig Schafer, World Bank Vice President of the South Asia Region during a visit to Sri Lanka today. Schafer had talks with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Central Bank in Colombo today. President Rajapaksa tweeted saying he had a fruitful meeting with Schafer during which they identified several key areas of development cooperation, such as

31 Jan, 2020

AG tells CID insufficient evidence on alleged coup attempt

Attorney General (AG) Dappula de Livera has informed the Criminal Investigations Department that there was insufficient evidence to probe a complaint over an alleged coup attempt after the 2015 Presidential election, the AG?s coordinating officer Nishara Jayaratne said today. Former Minister Mangala Samaraweera had filed a complaint alleging there was a coup attempt following the 2015 Presidential election. However, the AG has said that there was insufficient evidence to proceed with the inves

31 Jan, 2020