(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – The Army rejected recent news reports on the alleged removal of military camps in the North. Army Commander Lt. Gen. Mahesh Senanayake said yesterday these reports were incorrect and misleading.
"Army Chief rejects media reports"Category: LOCAL
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Several parcels with heroin were found on the beach in Sampur today, the Police said.
"Several parcels with heroin found on the beach in Sampur"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Non Communicable Disease (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases and cerebrovascular diseases have increased in the recent past in Sri Lanka due to apparent epidemiological, socio- economic and demographic transitions.
"Japan Sri Lanka massive Project to prevent NCDs"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –A meeting was held between President Maithripala Sirisena and the representatives of the Gem & Jewellery industry at the Presidential Secretariat, yesterday (12).
"President discusses steps needed to develop the Gem & Jewellery industry"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Around 18 kg Gold bars smuggled from Sri Lanka, were seized in Pudukottai district in Tamil Nadu and three persons were arrested.
"18kg Gold bars smuggled from Sri Lanka seized in Tamil Nadu"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The Colombo Chief Magistrate issued an order today directing Department of Official Languages to provide Sinhala and Tamil transcripts of the video footage of the alleged offensive statement made by former State Minister Vijayakala Maheshwaran on resurgence of the LTTE at a public gathering held in Jaffna.
"Court calls for Sinhala and Tamil transcript of Vijayakala’s statement"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – India’s Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan is attending a two-day South Asian Speakers’ Summit in Colombo in Sri Lanka on achieving sustainable development goals.
"India’s Lok Sabha Speaker to visit Sri Lanka for summit"
Thai PM’s visit to Sri Lanka aims to strengthen bilateral relations to a Strategic Economic Partnership
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand General Prayut Chan-o-cha, and his spouse, Associate Professor Naraporn Chan-o-cha, will pay an official visit to Sri Lanka on 12 – 13 July 2018.
"Thai PM’s visit to Sri Lanka aims to strengthen bilateral relations to a Strategic Economic Partnership"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The Mirihana Special Crimes Investigation Unit has arrested a suspect in connection with the shooting of an Army Corporal at Chakkindarama Road in Ratmalana.
"Suspect arrested over Army Corporal shooting in Ratmalana"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The development confined to the Western and Southern Provinces would flow to the Eastern Province with the implementation of Trincomalee District Master Plan, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said.
"Development projects to branch out to East: PM"