Private sector allowed to import chemical fertilizer

Magistrate to decide on Friday on Interpol warrant for Udayanga

The Colombo Fort Magistrate?s Court will decide on Friday if to agree to a request to issue an arrest warrant for Sri Lanka’s former Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga through Interpol. The police Financial Crimes Investigations Division sought the arrest warrant on?Weeratunga as part of ongoing investigations over fraud. The court had earlier rejected the request to issue a warrant through Interpol but today the?Fort Magistrate said it will decide on the order again on Friday. Udayanga

26 Sep, 2016

Indian Minister arrives to expand bilateral trade relations

Indian Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman arrived in?Sri Lanka today in a bid to expand bilateral trade relations between the two countries, the ANI news service reported. She was accompanied by senior ministry officials along with a business delegation. During her three-day visit, she will be meeting with her counterpart in Sri Lankan government Malick Samarwickrama who is the Minister for Development strategies and International trade. It is a reciprocal vi

26 Sep, 2016

Iranian attempting to smuggle hashish to Sri Lanka arrested

An Iranian national attempting to smuggle hashish to Sri Lanka was arrested in Nepal. Nepal Police said the?Iranian national was arrested while?in the possession of 1.7 kilogram hashish from the Tribhuvan International Airport, the Himalayan Times reported. A team deployed from the Narcotics Control Bureau had arrested the 34-year-old Vahid Nikzamir (Passport number: B36198875) during a routine screen examination. The contraband was hidden in his suitcase and was being sent to Colombo via Mum

26 Sep, 2016