Court issues order on HND protest march

Massive explosion in Somalia?s capital kills at least 76

A huge explosion rocked Somalia’s capital on Saturday morning, killing at least 76 people. The blast appeared to target the morning rush hour at a busy tax collection center located near one of two checkpoints that control all entry and exit from the city. While no group had yet claimed the attack, the al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamist militia al-Shabab has regularly attacked government institutions around the country. Abdulkadir Adan, the director of Aamin Ambulance, the city?s main ambulance serv

28 Dec, 2019

Navy arrests 14 Indian fishermen poaching in Northern waters

The Navy has arrested 14 Indian fishermen who were poaching in Sri Lankan waters. The Navy said that three fishing trawlers were also detained in the seas north of the Delft island. The Navy had detected the Indians during a Naval patrol conducted to prevent the trespassing of Indian poachers and smuggling activities in Sri Lankan territorial waters yesterday. The Indians were escorted to SLNS ?Uththara? and the trawlers were taken to SLNS ?Elara?. The fishermen were handed over to the Assis

29 Dec, 2019

Ranjan goes public with his A/L results

Former State Minister Ranjan Ramanayake, who sat for the Advanced Level examination this year, made public his results after it was released by the Examinations Department today. Ramanayake sat for the exam at the Kotte Ananda Balika Vidyalaya in August. Speaking to the media before the exam he had said that if he fails the exam he will sit for it again. Ramanayake said that he performed well in the Ordinary Level examination but not so well in the Advanced Level examination. As a result he

27 Dec, 2019