Curfew extended to the entire Western Province

Ex BBC journalist sacked over Lanka report wins payout

A BBC journalist has won a ?50,000 payout for being sacked after prioritising a report on Sri Lankan politics over the birth of Prince George, the Telegraph reported today. Chandana Keerthi Bandara, 57, lost his job as a producer on a BBC Sri Lankan news service, and sued the BBC for unfair dismissal and race discrimination. He had worked for the BBC for 18 years and had been a senior producer on the Sinhala service since 2000. Mr Bandara was in charge of publishing stories on July 23, 2013, t

18 Sep, 2016

Police chief seeks unity between police and Tamils

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara today urged the Tamil community to work with the police in the North. The IGP was speaking at the opening of a new police station in?Oddusuddan.?The IGP said that there needs to be cooperation between the police and the community in the area. He expressed the hope that the people in the area will protect the new police unit?and its property. (Colombo Gazette)

18 Sep, 2016

Over 100 shops destroyed in Kilinochchi blaze

Over 100 shops were destroyed in a major fire overnight in Kilinochchi which was brought under control by the police with the assistance of the army. Fruit stalls and textile shops were among those destroyed in the fire which was believed to have been caused by an electrical short-circuit. The fire spread rapidly across the temporary shelters as a result of strong winds experienced in the area at the time and this made it difficult for the authorities to bring the fire under control. The stor

17 Sep, 2016