Teen injured after being shot at in Minneriya

Norway to support recently resettled communities

Norway has come forward to assist the recently resettled communities in the?Jaffna District. Country Director of the United Nations Development Programme [UNDP] in Sri Lanka, Joern Soerensen and the Ambassador of Norway to Sri Lanka Thorbj?rn Gaustads?ther today signed a partnership agreement to extend the Government of Norway?s support to the recently resettled communities in the Jaffna District. UNDP Sri Lanka, with the support of the Government of Norway, will strengthen its work on improvi

07 Jan, 2016

Basil blames US, India for UPFA polls defeat

Former Economic Affairs Minister Basil Rajapaksa has blamed the United States and India for the defeat by the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) at the last?Presidential elections. Speaking to the BBC Sinhala service,?Rajapaksa, the brother of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that the US had even noted at the end of last?year that the change of Government in January last year was a victory for the US. “They took efforts for a regime change in Sri Lanka and they had openly spoken ab

08 Jan, 2016

Cops transferred over Embilipitiya incident

The police headquarters has temporarily transferred 21 policemen over the death of a youth in Embilipitiya. A hartal was staged in Embilipitiya today over the death of the?youth who fell from the top floor of a building during an altercation with the police. Shops in?Embilipitiya were closed and black flags hoisted at several locations as a mark of protest. The altercation with the police took place when then police visited the house where a party was taking place, following complaints made b

07 Jan, 2016