Daily NEWS Srilanka

268 persons have been arrested for the disposal of garbage haphazardly in the Western Province. They were taken into custody during raids carried out on the 28th and 29th of last month. The highest number taken into custody was from the Mount Lavinia division. It was around 60. 48 have been taken into custody from

Colombo Chief Magistrate Lal Ranasinghe today ordered the release of the 16 workers of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation on bail following their surrender to Courts. These workers were previously arrested on July 26 and granted Police bail. The arrest was made on the grounds that they had obstructed the distribution of fuel after it was

Dr. Wickremabahu Karunaratne has underscored the need for the building of a unity state within the country. He laid this emphasis at a media conference organized in Colombo by the Campaign for unity through devolvement of power. Former Provincial Councillor Azad Salley also expressed his views at this news briefing. Wickremabahu Karunaratne said the Government

The second term of Government and Government approved private schools will end on Friday. The Education Ministry said that the third term is scheduled to begin on 06th September.

A suspect who attempted to smuggle out a stock of wallapatta from the Katunayake International Airport has been arrested. Deputy Customs Director Parakrama Basnayake said that the haul of wallapatta was recovered from the baggage of a person who arrived at the Airport to leave for Chennai. The stock of wallapatta weighed eight kilogrammes and

22 persons are being interrogated with respect to maintaining an office sans at Consul General in Los Angeles. They are reported to have fraudulently used a sum of more than 40.8 million rupees thus renting out this building. The Financial Crimes Investigations Division informed the judiciary that two soldiers who were affiliated to the security

The third Kumbal Perahera of the historic Kandy Esala Perahera Festival will parade the streets tonight. A large crowd gathered to view the Perahera. The Perahera was scheduled to commence at the auspicious time of 6.39 p.m. from the Sri Dalada Maligawa facing the South. The will wend its way along D.S. Senanayake Veediya, Colombo