Curfew to be lifted at 6am and re-imposed at 6pm tomorrow

Passenger arrested with money concealed in his underwear

A passenger was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport with foreign currency hidden in his underwear. The 55 year old Sri Lankan, a gem businessman from Galle, was arrested by the customs staff at the departure lounge this morning with Euro 38,530 valued at Rs. 6,121,224.00 concealed in his underwear. He had attempted to smuggle the currency out to Singapore when he was arrested. Following inquiries conducted by the Deputy Director of Customs at the Airport, Anura Walawage, the fo

20 Jan, 2016

Government says some missing people may have feld overseas

The Government says some people reported missing during or soon after the war may have gone overseas. Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said that when he was with the former Government he had worked with the Foreign Ministry to seek information on people reported missing and believed to have been living in a foreign country. However?Samarasinghe, who was the Minister in charge of human rights under the Mahinda Rajapaksa Government, said that some foreign Government’s refused to share information o

20 Jan, 2016

Indian police file cases against six Lankan doctors over kidney racket

The Indian police have filed cases against six Sri Lankan doctors in relation to a kidney racket,?on the charge of conducting paid kidney transplants in violation of ethics, The Hindu newspaper said. The police have identified the Sri Lankan doctors who?have?allegedly performed 60 transplants. Police in?Nalgonda, India arrested the kingpin in the kidney racket, Suresh Prajapathi (36), and two of his cronies, who facilitated 60 kidney transplants. The police also arrested Prajapathi?s accompli

20 Jan, 2016