Sri Lanka
Customs seizes over 700,000 illegally imported cigarettes at Colombo Port
Sri Lanka Customs have seized a large consignment of illegally imported foreign cigarettes. Customs spokesperson Sivali Arukgoda said that the cigarettes were found...
Report reveals how much money China lost on account of Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring
China has incurred a loss of $7 billion due to Sri Lanka’s external debt restructuring, news agency PTI reported citing a media report...
Wajira reveals UNP death toll during 1988-90 JVP insurrection
Chairman of the United National Party (UNP) and former Minister Wajira Abeywardena has stated that the Janata Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) killed approximately 2,000...
Dayasiri says 46 torture chambers operated in 1988-89 period
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dayasiri Jayasekara revealed in parliament on Monday (17) that apart from the infamous ‘Batalanda’, 46 other torture chambers...
NPP govt can’t deliver justice to Easter victims in a few months – Minister
Minister of Science and Technology, Krishantha Abeysena, said that delivering justice for the victims of the Easter Sunday attacks is a long-term process...
Is Tiran hiding Deshabandu?
Former Public Security Minister Tiran Alles stated that reports circulating on social media claiming he is hiding suspended IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon are laughable....
Health professionals’ strike to go ahead tomorrow, union head says
The Academy of Health Professionals has decided to launch a 24-hour strike starting from 07.00 a.m. tomorrow (17), as previously planned. President of...
Customs slams ‘unauthorised’ CCTV installation at BIA
The Director General of Sri Lanka Customs has strongly condemned Airport and Aviation Services (Private) Limited (AASL) for installing five CCTV surveillance cameras...
