Fake one million Euro note seized in Dematagoda

No loss from Colombo night race

The Ministry of Finance and Planning, in a media statement, says there is no truth to claims that the Government has lost Rupees 2022 Million due to importing racing cars for the recent Colombo night race. There is no tax for Machinery, Jewellery, Motor Cars or any other items which are imported to this Country for development projects and exhibitions on a temporary basis which will be re-exported, the Ministry of Finance and Planning said. It said that the equipment or machinery brought to th

21 Dec, 2012

Death toll climbs to 25, nearly 20,000 displaced

The death toll from the extreme weather conditions?experienced?in most parts of the country over the past few days has risen to 25, the Disaster Management Center (DMC) said today. A DMC spokesman said that 13 people are still missing, 36 people injured and 18845 people displaced by the floods and landslides. The DMC also said that?267525 people have been affected by the bad weather. The spokesman also said that 358 houses have been fully damaged and 1935 houses partially damaged. Meanwhile

20 Dec, 2012

LTTE operative planning attacks in Lanka arrested in Chennai

Tamil Nadu ‘Q’ branch sleuths on Wednesday arrested a key LTTE operative and electronics expert and three men he had recruited in a plan to revive the banned organisation that had been decimated by Sri Lankan forces in 2009. Investigators made the arrests on information from the Sri Lankan army who recently apprehended two Sri Lankan Tamils on suspicion of attempting to rebuild the outfit. During questioning the men told Lankan officers about an attempt to regroup the LTTE by remaining members

20 Dec, 2012