Father and two sons murdered in Minuwangoda

CID to file report in court

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) is to file a report in Court on Monday regarding statements made to the media by the secretary of the Lanka Teacher Services Union Mahinda Jayasinghe. According to the police media unit Jayasinghe has made statements to the media regarding the alleged leak of the Grade 5 scholarship examination question papers. The CID had been tasked to investigate some of the allegations following a request by the Education Ministry. However the police say Jayasi

01 Sep, 2012

China and Sri Lanka to boost military ties

China is to boost?military?ties with Sri Lanka following talks held between?Chinese Minister of National Defence General Liang Guanglie and Defence?Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa today. China is providing US$ 100 million for army welfare projects initiated by the Ministry of Defence to set up accommodation and infrastructure facilities in army camps in the north and east. The government said that China has also announced a grant of US$1.5 million for the modernization of the Defense Services Col

31 Aug, 2012

Indonesia rescues Sri Lankans at sea

Indonesia police say they have picked up 43 starving, dehydrated people who were adrift in a boat for nine days after their engine broke down while fleeing Sri Lanka in hopes of reaching Australia. Police captain Abdurachman Suryanegara, in the Western Indonesian town of Sikakap, said fishermen discovered the stricken boat off Mentawai island off Sumatra and towed it ashore. He said the passengers included four women and three children. Their engine broke down nine days earlier, and they had r

31 Aug, 2012