Notorious criminal Sunshine Sudda shot dead in Matara

Navy confiscates 200kg of heroin

The Sri Lanka Navy has seized 200 kg of heroin off the coast of Galle. Navy Media Spokesman Lieutenant Commander Isuru Sooriyabandara said that five suspects had been arrested along with the haul of narcotics. The suspects had been transporting the illegal substance in a multi-day trawler, which was brought to the Colombo harbor escorted by the Navy. Additionally, the Navy Spokesman revealed that the Navy had confiscated a total of 739 kg of heroin this year in similar raids.

04 Nov, 2019

ITAK decides to back Premadasa

The Illangai Thamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) has decided to back Sajith Premadasa at the Presidential election. The decision was taken when ITAK members met today. ITAK is the main partner in the Tamil National Alliance. The TNA as an alliance has not yet decided who it will support. ITAK feels Premadasa has taken into concideration some of the proposals made by ITAK in his election manifesto.

03 Nov, 2019

Doctors accused of promoting candidates in hospitals

Government doctors have been accused of promoting Presidential candidates in hospitals. The Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) said that a medical doctor attached to the Anuradhapura hospital had coerced several women admitted at the maternity ward to vote for Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The?CMEV said it has notified the Elections Commission of Sri Lanka and the relevant officials to take prompt action to prevent such unwarranted ca

03 Nov, 2019