Former Army Commander Daya Ratnayake joins SJB

Wildlife officers on strike

Wildlife officers have decided to go on strike after some officers were attacked by villagers in the Ambanpola area last evening. The wildlife officers were returning after rescuing an elephant from a ditch yesterday when they were attacked by angry villagers. The villagers had been agitated over the fact that the wildlife officers had freed the elephant in the area close to a village. One wildlife officer was injured and admitted to hospital following the attack while the others had managed

30 Apr, 2012

Drunk passengers in mid-air drama

Two Maldivians have been arrested for harassing passengers onboard a Sri Lankan airlines flight which was returning from Bangkok last night, the police said today. Both Maldivians had been under the influence of liquor and had harassed the passengers and crew while the plane was in mid-air. The two passengers were handed over to the Katunayake airport police and are to be produced in court today. Meanwhile in a separate incident a passenger on a Mihin Lanka flight heading to Colombo from Duba

01 May, 2012

DJ found dead in nightclub

A Nepalese DJ was found dead at a night club/pub in Bambalapitiya yesterday, the police media unit said this morning. The police said that the Nepalese national was identified as 32 year old Purna Bahadoor, a resident of Kathmandu. He was found hanging by the neck in the nightclub by the staff. The Magisterial inquiry was conducted yesterday. The Bambalapitiya police are conducting further investigations.

01 May, 2012