Only licenced hotels can sell liquor on 13, 14 April

Court orders bank accounts of Namal’s company to be suspended

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court today ordered four bank accounts of a company believed to be owned by Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa to be suspended. The order was given as part of a money laundering investigation. The case was filed by JVP Provincial Council member Wasantha Samarasinghe.

09 Mar, 2016

Uduwe Dhammaloka arrested for illegal possession of elephant calf

The venerable?Uduwe Dhammaloka thero was arrested today for the illegal possession of an elephant calf. He was produced before court and remanded till March 17. The?Attorney General (AG) had earlier given the?clearance to arrest the monk. The CID has been conducting the investigations on the monk?and the case had been called several times and the files were sent to the AG. However with the former AG retiring, there was a delay in obtaining clearance to arrest the monk till the new AG took of

09 Mar, 2016

EU Commissioner for International Cooperation to visit Sri Lanka

The?European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica?is to visit Sri Lanka next week. Neven Mimica is in charge of ensuring the EU delivers on its commitments to the Millennium Development Goals to reduce poverty and setting out the Commission and EU positions for the negotiations on the United Nations Millennium Development Goal agenda. During the visit he will have talks with the Government and?will also?open the?new premises of the Delegation of the European

09 Mar, 2016