Major fire in Colombo building

President accepts Dilrukshi’s resignation letter

President Maithripala Sirisena has accepted the resignation letter of the?Director General of the commission to investigate allegations of bribery or corruption, Dilrukshi Dias Wickremesinghe. Dilrukshi Dias Wickremesinghe had tendered her resignation from her?post earlier this week. Wickremesinghe?had?sent her resignation letter to President Maithripala Sirisena who was overseas at the time. Government sources said that the President had today accepted the resignation letter. Wickramasinghe

19 Oct, 2016

ITCZ brings heavy rain, wind and lightning over Sri Lanka

Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), the low pressure zone where the Northern and Southern hemispheric winds meet, is affecting the weather over the island. As a result showery weather with lightning activity can be expected over the island, especially during the afternoon and night, the Department of Meteorology said today. It said that showers or thundershowers will occur in?most parts of the island after 2.00 p.m. Showers may occur in the Western and Southern provinces and in the Puttal

19 Oct, 2016

Families of deceased migrant workers given compensation

The Government today handed over financial compensation to families of migrant workers who had died or become disabled while being employed in foreign countries, the Xinhua news agency reported. Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Foreign Employment Minister Thalatha Athukorala handed over cheques amounting to 51 million local rupees to the families at a ceremony held in Colombo. Addressing the gathering, Samaraweera said that the government had been able to hand over compensation worth o

18 Oct, 2016