Daily NEWS Srilanka

A charge sheet has been filed in Court against Shashi Weerawansa, the wife of Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa. The charge sheet has been filed with regard to an incident of securing an irregular passport providing state information to the Department of Immigration and Emigration. When the charge sheet was read Shashi Weerawansa said that she ...

The Excise Operations Unit has seized eleven kilograms of hashish. The haul is reported to be worth around 7.5 million rupees. The Excise officials succeeded in rounding up the suspect with the help of a decoy. The suspect was nabbed while he was selling to the drugs to the decoy. The excise officials said th...

Minister Gayantha Karunatilake has referred to the responsibilities of state officials. The Minister made this reference addressing a meeting held at the Bentota Divisional Secretariat. Garbage collected from the Bentota pradeshiya Sabha authority area was being dumped haphazardly in the Bentota Pradeshiya Sabha grounds. A special discussion chaired by Minister Gayantha Karunatilake was held ...

Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has made an appeal to all to at least give a call to their teachers on World Teachers’ day and express their gratitude. He made this request a seminar held at the Kuliyapitiya Central. The Seminar was organized by the Tower Hall Theatre Foundation to mark the 60th anniversary of t...

The Cabinet has given approval for the recruitment of 5000 young men and women who had excelled in the Advanced Level Examination as teachers. The proposal was submitted by the Prime Minister. There is a dearth of about 22,500 teachers for schools countrywide. It is as a solution to this problem that the Cabinet h...

Today is the 12th death anniversary of Gamini Fonseka, widely regarded as the King of the Sri Lankan cinema. The services he had contributed to the Sinhala cinema are priceless. Gamini Fonseka was born in Dehiwala on 21st March in the year 1936. He was a veteran film actor as well as a film directo...

The Government has given 10 million rupees for the Asian Bishops Conference slated to be held in Sri Lanka. Arrangements have been finalized for the conduct of the Asian Bishops Conference in the island in November. The Government has provided a sum of 10 million rupees for the hosting of this conference. The presentation ...

The first Korean Language Proficiency Examination held under the system of points on rating is scheduled to begin tomorrow. The examination will also be held on Sunday. The Examination is scheduled to be held at Centres set up at Royal College, Thurstan College and Ashoka Vidyalaya. The candidates could find out their examination centre ...

Principal 52 years old nabbed on suspicion for sexually abusing four 16 year old girls The Ella police has taken into custody on suspicion a Principal  52 years old for sexually abusing 04, sixteen year old girls studying in the year 10 and year 11 on the 30th instant. The Principal who has been taken into custody is from the school...

Investigations to find out whether those who sent drone are connected to Lasantha The criminal investigation department has commenced  investigations to find out the personnel involved in sending a  light drone aircraft with cameras fixed at the time when Lasantha Wickrematunga's body was exhumed at the Borella Kanatta cemetery...

Overseas travelling banned for Gota, Senadipathi and other suspects By allowing the Avant Garde Maritime services with the arms depot the government has lost a revenue of Rs 11.4 billion.For this case filed by the bribery commission seven persons including the former defense secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa,Nissanka Senadipahi had appeared. The...

While husband was employed overseas wife sells her nude for one lakh The Giriulla police authorities has reported an incident involving a wife for an uproar by going beyond the purpose of the smart phone bought by her husband to  communicate with  her and children by exposing her nude via photographs. The incident had been faced...

Two Japanese personnel arrested for taking photos while the Air Force Commander was at the Dalada Maligawa While the Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathy was worshiping inside the Dalada Maligawa an automatic drone aircraft had been circling around the Dalada Maligawa taking video pictures. By deploying a Drone camera...

New party from Eheliyagoda (Friday's cartoon) ...

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe left the island today beginning his official tour of New Zealand. This is the first time that a Sri Lankan Prime Minister is visiting New Zealand. The Prime Minister is undertaking this three-day official visit following an invitation extended by Prime Minister John Key. The official ceremony to welcome Prime Minist...

Minister Ravi Karunanayake has revealed that the Customs Ordinance Bill will be presented in Parliament on the 01st of January. The Minister made this revelation at a media conference in Colombo today. The Minister emphasized that Government policies were not been crafted based on elections. These activities are being undertaken for the wellbeing of t...

Minister of Disaster Management has issued orders to grant relief needed by the people of Polonnaruwa experiencing hardships as a result of the drought, devoid of circulars. Seven Divisional Secretariat Divisions in Polonnaruwa are severely impacted by the dry climatic conditions prevailing in the area. The Disaster Management Minister has instructed Government officials to ta...

Parliamentarian Mahindananda Aluthgamage was summoned to the Presidential Commission inquiring into serious fraud and corruption. He was summoned to the Commission to record a statement over allegations that he had illegally acquired two lands of the Railways Department. Parliamentarian Mahindananda Aluthgamage had obtained a land with an extent of 13.2 perches in the Ambagamuwa ar...

The Ministry of Local Government and Provincial Councils has said that all the Municipal Councils in the country have decided to refrain from collecting garbage unless they are segregated with effect from November. The agreement was reached during a discussion, all Municipal Commissioners and other officials had with, Minister Faizer Musthapha and Secretary of t...

The Nine suspects in the murder of the millionaire businessman Mohamed Suleiman of Bambalapitiya have been further remanded until the13th of next month. The suspects were further remanded after they were produced before Additional Colombo Chief Magistrate Nishantha Peiris. The Colombo Crimes Division informed the Court that the extracts of the investigations carried out relat...

Two suspects including the chief suspect in the murder of President of the Galle Cricket Association, millionaire businessman Premasiri Helambage have been taken into custody. The suspects were rounded up after lengthy investigations carried out with regard to the murder. Premasiri Helambage was gunned down opposite his house on the 12th of August. The Poli...

The Judiciary has decided to take up the case related to illegal earnings by the wife and sister of Samantha Kumara alias Wele Suda on the 24th of January. The Colombo High Court today decided to fix dates for trial in the case related to money laundering involving a sum of 400 million rupees. T...

Minister Gayantha Karunatilake has pointed out that the present Government succeeded in transforming the State Printing Corporation which was rife with corruption, a viable institution. He made this reference at a function held at the Pensions Department premises at Maligawatte in Colombo. The Minister said references were made to corruption and malpractices when everyone talk...

The Health Ministry has agreed to grant the demands of the Heart and Lung Observers Association. This agreement was reached following discussions the strikers had over the phone with Minister Rajitha Senaratne who is abroad. Health Services Director General Dr. Palitha Mahipala said that on the instructions of the Health Minister action would be tak...

The distribution of the first stock of stents among hospitals with the mediation of the Health Minister to be provided free of charge to heart patients commenced today. It was decided to grant stents free of charge following a discussion between Minister Rajitha Senaratne and Cardiologists. Accordingly the Medical Supplies Unit has received 500 stent...

A special commemoration and a walk have been held marking World Rabies Day organized yesterday. Sri Lanka is taking action towards a target of zero rabies death by 2020 with the support of the World Health Organization. Based on this theme the commemorative function was organized in Narahenpita. A walk was also organized to ma...

The Elections Secretariat has announced that the restructured Voters Lists will be on display during the last week of next month. The acceptance of appeals concerning the restructured voters lists closed at midnight yesterday. An opportunity will be accorded to the voters to examine voters’ lists and find out whether their names are included ...

Two persons who had sold heroin under the easy cash payment scheme have been arrested. The Police arrested the suspects from Embilipitiya. The two suspects were taken into custody at the Yodagama Junction in Embilipitiya. The Police recovered 110 milligrams of heroin from their possession. The Police said that the two suspects are residents ...

Sarath Wijesuriya denies making a statement that he would have written a better book if he had been in the war front A retired Major General Kamal Gunaratne had authored a book titled "Rana maga ossa nandikadal".It had been falsely published on a Face Book page to disgrace and embarrass professor Sarath Wijesuriya a fabricated statement...

For medical treatment courts grant permission to Yoshitha one month to proceed to Melbourne,Australia The Colombo High Courts Magistrate  AAR Heiyandutuwa has allowed the request of Yoshitha Rajapaksa to proceed to Melbourne Australia for a period of one month for medical treatment.The request was kept until the 28th instant .Accordingly...

From a Minuwangoda school prehistoric remnants of a cemetery found It is reported that remnants belonging to the  prehistoric era suspected to be over three thousand years old belonging to a cemetery have been found during an excavation at Minuwangoda Dewapola Ananda Maha Vidyalaya.This had been disclosed to the media on the 28th...

Wig goes leaving Vasu Bother in Law ( Thursday's cartoon) ...

Doctors exchange fists for vehicle blocking incident at Peradenya car park The authorities of the Peradeniya police has reported a rather unfamiliar incident that had occurred in the car park in the Peradeniya  Sirimavo Bandaranaike Children' s hospital. One vehicle in the car park  of a doctor had been obstructed by another...

President Maithripala Sirisena has said that citizens living in a country enjoying democracy, freedom and human rights, should have the right to information. The President emphasized that it is the onus of state officials as well as media personalities to apprise the people of the right to information. The President made these observations joining ...

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe will be leaving for New Zealand tomorrow. It will be the first visit to be undertaken to New Zealand by a Sri Lankan Prime Minister. He will be undertaking this three-day official visit at the invitation of New Zealand Prime Minister John Key. The official ceremony to welcome Prime Minister Ran...

Minister Faizer Mustapha has said that an All Party Conference will be convened after the receipt of the amended delimitation report. The Ministry of Provincial Council and Local Government said that the report is due to be handed over to the Minister by the 15th of next month. Minister Faizer Mustapha pointed out that t...

The Financial Crimes Investigation Division has apprehended Parliamentarian Jayantha Samaraweera. He has been remanded until the 05th of October. The Kalutara District Parliamentarian, who is a member of the National Freedom Front, was arrested after he appeared before the FCID to give a statement regarding alleged misuse of government vehicles. He was arrested in connecti...

The National Mosquito Control Week commenced yesterday and according to the Health Ministry around 22,928 premises came in for inspection on this day. Notices had been issued on 956 persons while 56 have been prosecuted for maintaining mosquito breeding grounds. The National Mosquito Control Week commenced yesterday on the instructions of Health Minister Rajitha Senaratn...

Surveying activities were carried out today with respect to the land located at Mihindu Mawatha in Dehiwala and said to be owned by Yoshitha Rajapaksa. It took place on an order given by the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court. Officials of the Survey Department and that of the Financial Crimes Investigation Department were present. The Plai...

The five suspects including Chanuka Ratwatte who are accused of misusing a sum of 4200 million rupees of investors, have been further remanded. The suspects are accused of misusing a sum of more than 4200 million rupees claiming that it had been purchased from Government securities through the Entrust Securities PLC Company. These five suspec...

The Colombo High Court has ordered to ease a bail condition issued against former Parliamentarian Sajin Vass Gunawardena. He was granted bail on an incident involving the misuse of vehicles of the Presidential Secretariat. High Court judge Manilal Waidyatilake announced that it is sufficient if the former Parliamentarian appeared before the Criminal Investigations Department on...

600 million rupees of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission had been misused for the distribution of Sil cloth during the last Presidential election period. Former Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunge and Former Director General of the Telecommunications and Regulatory Commission are accused of misusing these funds. Further hearing was postponed until the 04th of Novembe...

Yoshitha Rajapaksa has been granted permission to leave the country. The Colombo High Court permitted him to leave the country for a period of one month for medical treatment. The High Court ordered the Kaduwela Magistrate to release Yoshitha Rajapaksa’s passport on two bonds of 10 million rupees each. The High Court said that ...

Dilshan scoops out irritating incidents Just after the illustrious cricketing career which spanned for nearly two decades performing yeoman service as an all rounder in all formats of the game to the country, TM Dilshan the architect of the “Dilscoop” cricket stroke that embossed his patent on the most talked about new stroke in cricket...

Mahinda's supporters  are right behind him ( Wednesday's cartoon) ...