Ranjan pleads guilty in second contempt of court case

CID told to investigate claims by Bandula on lottery ticket

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has been asked to investigate claims by joint opposition Parliamentarian Bandula Gunawardena of fake lottery tickets being sold by agents of the National Lotteries Board (NLB) Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake told Parliament today that investigations conducted by NLB had found that the claims made by Gunawardena are false. Gunawardena had shown a lottery ticket to the media at a recent press conference claiming it was a fake lottery ticket and tha

04 Jul, 2017

Mel Gunasekera murder convict gets death sentence

A man convicted of killing journalist Mel Gunasekera was today sentenced to death. The death sentence was given by the Colombo High Court. Gunasekera was killed in her home in February 2014 by a thief who broke in when she was alone. Gunasekara whose full name is Melicia used a shortened form of it for her byline as Mel.Born in 1973 she was 40 years old at the time of her death. She is an old student of St.Bridget?s Convent in Colombo and a member of the ?class of 92? group. Mel Gunasekara h

05 Jul, 2017

Maithripala tells Trump he is confident of future relations

President Maithripala Sirisena, in a message to US President Donald Trump said he is confident of future relations between both countries. As the US celebrated its independence anniversary today,? Sirisena, said he?sees the relationship with the US receiving further impetus. President Sirisena said relations between the two countries are almost as old as the American Republic itself, dating back to the time that the American Constitution was adopted. ?Our peoples have been at the forefront in

04 Jul, 2017