CWC backs calls for Vedda community to enter Parliament

Dehiwala bomb suspects sentenced

Colombo High Court Judge Kumudini Wickramasinghe today sentenced three LTTE cadres to jail over the deadly bombing of a train in Dehiwala in 1996. Two LTTE men charged with the crime were sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment while a female cadre was given a 5 year jail term. All three had pleaded guilty over their involvement in the bombing in which 70 people were killed and nearly 400 others were injured. The July 24, 1996?attack was carried out by LTTE operatives placing suitcase bombs

04 Jun, 2013

Five arrested with jewelry, cigarettes

Five people were arrested when they attempted to smuggle unfinished jewelry and a large quantity of cigarettes via the Katunayaka airport today. Customs officers nabbed three women with unfinished jewelry including bangles when they were about to board a flight to Chennai. Investigations had revealed that the women had often travelled to Chennai for business. The unfinished jewelry which were seized, were worth over Rs. 5 million. Meanwhile in a separate bust, customs officers arrested two men w

04 Jun, 2013

Solheim has an eye on Sri Lanka

Former Norwegian peace envoy to Sri Lanka Erik Solheim says he is still having a close eye on Sri Lanka despite the end of his mediator role several years ago. Speaking to the Colombo Gazette, Solheim said that he had also met the Tamil Diaspora during his recent trip to Australia. “I am following events in Sri Lanka closely. Reading news. Meeting people,” Solheim said. A former Minister of Environment and International Development in Norway, Solheim is now the Chair of the OECD Development Assi

04 Jun, 2013