Body of one of 3 teens who drowned in Matara recovered

SLTDA insists no move by tourism industry to boycott awards

The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) has strongly rejected claims that tourism industry leaders have decided to boycott the Sri Lanka Tourism Awards tomorrow as President Maithripala Sirisena has been invited as the Chief Guest. SLTDA, as the governing body of Sri Lanka Tourism, believes that the duties vested in the institution should be carried forward under any circumstances and as a collective decision, hosting Sri Lanka Tourism Awards 2018 was decided to recognize the indust

05 Dec, 2018

One person killed in Mount Lavinia shooting incident

One person was killed in a shooting incident in?Mount Lavinia this evening, the Police said. The Police said the victim was a 30 year old male. The gunmen had reportedly arrived on a motorcycle and carried out the shooting.

05 Dec, 2018

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya slams SLBC chief

The Chairman of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) came under fire in Parliament today with Speaker Karu Jayasuriya accusing him of disregarding instructions issued by Parliament. United National Front (UNF) Parliamentarian Ajith P. Perera said that there is an agreement between Parliament and SLBC to?broadcast Parliament proceedings. He noted that SLBC was blatantly violating the agreement by not broadcasting Parliament proceedings which over the past few days. Ajith P. Perera sai

05 Dec, 2018