Special unit to be set up for riot control in Sri Lanka’s prisons
The Commissioner General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya says that authorities have decided to set up a special unit to suppress...
Arrivals from London sent to separate quarantine facilities
Army Commander Shavendra Silva says that when President Gotabaya Rajapaksa decided to suspend all flights coming to Sri Lanka from...
Mirigama JVP PS member extends support to Pohottuwa
The budget presented for the year 2021 in the Mirigama Pradeshiya Sabha has been passed with a majority of 21...
Bandulal Bandarigoda’s nephew and goons assault Deniyaya psychiatrist
Dr. Janaka Wickremanayake, a psychiatrist at the Deniyaya Base Hospital, is currently receiving treatment at the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital after...
Deadline set for Rs. 1000 wage increase for Estate workers
Authorities have been directed to take a final decision on increasing the minimum daily wage of estate workers to Rs....
Worshippers barred from attending Christmas midnight mass
By Dinasena Rathugamage The Bishops of Jaffna and Mannar have requested all churches in the North to restrict the services...
Former Chief Justice appointed new Chairman of Commercial Bank
Former Chief Justice K.Sripavan has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Commercial Bank of Ceylon with effect from...
Old LTTE arms cache found after rain in Kilinochchi
By Dinasena Rathugamage An arms cache maintained by the LTTE during the war in the Ariviyal town area in Kilinochchi...
Covid: UK mutant strain also found in Denmark, Netherlands and Australia
A new strain of coronavirus identified in parts of England which is thought to be highly transmissible has been confirmed...
Indian court convicts SriLankan Airlines for non-compliance of Indian laws
Sri Lanka’s National carrier SriLankan Airlines has been convicted by an Indian court for non-compliance of Indian law. Speaking to...
