Toll fees of all expressways increased

No special security check for Maldivians in Lanka

Despite reports of an extensive security search of Maldivians who travelled to Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Saturday afternoon, the search had not been extraordinary, the top representative of Maldives in its closest neighbour said Sunday, according to Haveeru Online. Maldives High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Zahiya Zareer told Haveeru that there was no evidence to suggest that Maldivians had undergone a special security check at Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport. However, Zahiya not

29 Nov, 2015

President to attend UN conference on climate change

President Maithripala Sirisena who participated in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting held in Malta, will leave for France today?to attend the United Nations Conference on Climate Change ? 2015. The conference will be held in Le Bourget, France form 30th of November to 11th of December, 2015. This is the 21st Conference of the Parties, i.e. the annual meeting of all countries which want to take action for the climate. The expected outcome of this year?s conference is to come to an in

29 Nov, 2015

Over 1600 families around Kelani valley to be shifted

Over 1600 families living around the Kelani valley railway line are to be shifted to a new location, Transport Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said. He says the houses around the track have been constructed illegally and are obstructing operations along the railway line. The Minister says the families will be shifted to a housing complex to be constructed on land belonging to the Railway Department. He said that once the families around the?Kelani valley railway line are relocated the?Kelani

30 Nov, 2015