No domestic gas until next week

Government seeks extra security from India

The Ministry of External Affairs ?has requested the Sri Lanka??High Commission??in New Delhi???to seek??the assistance of the Government??of??India?to provide ? security??to ?Sri Lankan??establishments??such as Maha Bodhi Society, Sri Lankan Airlines??and to all other Sri Lankans?living??in India in the wake of the recent attack on the ?Bank of Ceylon Branch in Chennai, a statement by the Ministry said today. The Sri Lanka Deputy High Commission in Chennai??had reported that a??mob??of??around 1

08 Feb, 2013

Terrorist financing amendment bill passed

Parliament today passed the bill to revise legislation on terrorist financing.?The draft bill to amend the Convention on Suppression of Terrorist Financing Act No 25 of 2005 was presented to parliament by Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva this week. Speaking on the Draft Bill in parliament this week Deputy External Affairs Minister Neomal Perera said the objective of the Bill is to prevent collection of funds for terrorist organizations. He said that the act was in operation in Sri Lanka since 20

08 Feb, 2013

Police standby arresting school girl

The police media unit says the arrest of a 13 year old school girl for stealing coconuts in Horana was legal. Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella had said yesterday that the issue was discussed at the Cabinet Meeting this week at length and President Mahinda Rajapaksa spoke very emotionally about it. He said the President had ordered an urgent and special inquiry into the incident. The student stole the coconuts to sell and get money to pay to paint her school after the school principal had inst

08 Feb, 2013