Vehicles which failed to obtain revenue licence for 5 years to be blacklisted

Inquest reveals Sri Lankan died in UK jail following serious failings

A Sri Lankan immigration detainee died in a UK jail following serious failings in his care by the Home Office, prison service and healthcare providers, an inquest has found. Keethswaren Kunarathnam was being held under immigration powers in HMP Wormwood Scrubs, London, when he took his own life on February 23 2018. Lawyers said Kunarathnam had fled persecution and torture in Sri Lanka and should have been granted asylum in Britain, rather than detained and threatened with deportation. An inqu

14 Dec, 2021

Raja Edirisuriya appointed new BOI Chairman

Raja Edirisuriya has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI). Edirisooriya takes over from?Sanjaya Mohottala, who resigned from the post. Mohottala had met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa last week and conveyed his desire to be released from his post. The President had earlier refused to accept the resignation letter from the Chairman and the BOI Board members. However,? the Chairman has met the President again and sought to be released. Mohottala has s

14 Dec, 2021

No tsunami threat to Sri Lanka following quake in Indonesia

There is no threat of a tsunami to Sri Lanka following a quake in Indonesia today, the Disaster Management Center said. A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, as monitors warned of the possibility of hazardous tsunami waves. The USGS said the quake struck around 100 kilometres north of the town of Maumere at a depth of 18.5 kilometres (11 miles) in the Flores Sea at 0320 GMT. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said “hazardous waves are p

14 Dec, 2021