Operations at Sapugaskanda oil refinery to be halted again

Army officer suspended over fatal road accident

An army officer involved in a?fatal road accident, has been suspended from service with immediate effect, with no pay, the army media unit said. Lieutenant General Crishanthe De Silva, Commander of the Army has suspended the service of the army officer involved in the fatal road accident in Gurubabila, Weligama, which claimed the lives of three people. The vehicle in which the officer was travelling in collided with a three-wheeler killing three people?on Tuesday. The Commander has directed t

09 Jul, 2015

Push to make MR Prime Minister will continue

The push to make former President Mahinda Rajapaksa the new Prime Minister will continue, Western Province Chief Minister Prassana Ranatunga said today. Ranatunga, who is unsure if he will receive nominations or not from the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) to contest the August 17 Parliament elections, said that the people who voted for Rajapaksa at the January Presidential election want him to be Prime Minister. Rajapaksa lost the January election to?Maithripala Sirisena who eventuall

09 Jul, 2015

Cairn to quit petroleum exploration in Lanka

An agreement between the Sri Lankan government and Cairn Lanka, an entity coming under the umbrella of Cairn India and holding the license for petroleum exploration in the Mannar basin, will come to an end by October, The Hindu newspaper reported. On Wednesday, the Sri Lankan Cabinet decided to float fresh global bids to choose an investor for commercially developing natural gas deposits in the Mannar basin. According to the website of the Cairn Lanka, the pact, called Petroleum Resources Agre

10 Jul, 2015