Monday declared a special holiday

Sri Lanka strongly condemns terrorist attack in Kabul

Sri Lanka strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Kabul in which over 95 people were killed. The Foreign Ministry said that?innocent civilians and those under medical treatment had been the target of the?terrorist attack. “Sri Lanka strongly condemns the terrorist attacks in Kabul targeting innocent civilians and those under medical treatment. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by this terrible violence unleashed on the innocent,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson?Mahishini?Co

28 Jan, 2018

Veteran film director Dharmasena Pathiraja passed away

Veteran film director Dharmasena Pathiraja passed away at the age of 74. Educated at Dharmaraja College, Kandy, Pathiraja graduated from the University of Peradeniya with an honours degree in Sinhala and Western Classical Culture in 1967. Subsequently he began work as a lecturer in Drama and Performance Arts and later obtained a PhD in Bengali cinema from Monash University. His Thesis is The Dialectic of Region and Nation in the Films of Bengali Independents: Ghatak, Ray and Sen(2001). He le

28 Jan, 2018

Nigerian female arrested at BIA with narcotics

A?Nigerian female was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today with narcotics. The 21 year old Nigerian had in her possession 2.2kg of ‘ICE’?narcotics worth Rs. 20 million.

27 Jan, 2018