Individual shot dead at Peliyagoda Manning Market

South African arrested without a valid visa

A South African National has been arrested without a valid visa, the police media unit said today. The police said that the South African was arrested at a lodge in Tangalle last evening. The 37 year old is to be produced before a Magistrate.

04 Nov, 2015

Speaker discusses security issue with acting IGP

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has had a discussion with acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara on the police security seen outside Parliament yesterday. The Speaker informed Parliament today that he had sought a clarification from the acting IGP based on an issue raised by the opposition yesterday. Jayasundara has told the Speaker that extra police security had been placed near Parliament following reports that a group of university students may attempt to enter Parliament durin

04 Nov, 2015

Government says anti-corruption efforts not rhetorical

The Government says the efforts taken to fight corruption, from the time it took office, was not rhetorical. Addressing the high level segment of the Conference of State Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption in the Russian City of St. Petersburgh, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Harsha de Silva stated that the Government of Sri Lanka, under the leadership of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe, has taken a host of measures to prevent corruption

04 Nov, 2015