Thilini Priyamali’s business partner arrested

Opposition reiterates concerns over national security

The opposition today reiterated concerns over?national security in light of some of the actions taken by the Government and statements made by the United States and others. United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa told Parliament that the country is facing the threat of?being divided once again and urgent action was required to prevent that. He warned of an attempt to remove high security zones in the North, including the Palaly high security zone. Weerawansa s

25 Jun, 2015

Deshapriya retires but will continue as polls chief

Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya retired from service today but he will continue as Elections Commissioner?till after the next Parliament elections.

26 Jun, 2015

Airbus A-380 makes emergency landing at BIA

An Emirates Airbus A-380 with over 500?passengers on board, made an emergency landing at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning. The airline was on its way to Dubai from Sydney when it made the emergency landing owing to a technical fault. “Emirates flight EK413 from Sydney to Dubai… was diverted to Colombo due to a technical fault,” the airline said in a statement that gave no details about the nature of the problem. The passengers on the plane were taken to local hotels w

26 Jun, 2015