50,000 packs of rice arrives in Sri Lanka from China

Canada to deport Sri Lankan murder suspect in two weeks

Canada’s Immigration Department says a murder suspect who was set free after his trial exceeded the legal length limit is expected to be sent back to Sri Lanka in the next two weeks, CTV News reported. Ewa Staszewicz, a lawyer for the department, is confirming steps are being taken to obtain the necessary travel documents for Sivaloganathan Thanabalasingam. Thanabalasingam, 31, told an Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada hearing yesterday he doesn’t believe he will be in danger in his home

10 Jun, 2017

ADB provides US $ 2 million grant for disaster relief efforts

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided a US $2 million grant to finance relief efforts of the recent floods and landslides victims in the country. An agreement in this regard was signed today at the Ministry of Finance by Dr R.H.S. Samarathunga Secretary Ministry of Finance and Mass media and Tadateru Hayashi, Senior Country Economists / Officer-in-Charge of the Sri Lanka Resident Mission of the ADB. The grant is being provided to the Government of Sri Lanka under the ADB?s Asia Pacific

09 Jun, 2017

Navy finds heroin worth over Rs. 50 million at sea

The?Navy says it found heroin worth over Rs 50 million at sea today. According to the Navy, 5.6 kg of heroin was found at sea off Kankesanthurai (KKS).

09 Jun, 2017