Private bus strike on route 174
A strike of the private bus operators on the Kottawa-Borella (174) bus route has been launched this morning (21). The strike action is launched...
Traffic on Katunayake expressway limited to one lane
One lane of the Colombo-Katunayake Expressway is temporarily closed due to essential repairs, said the Road Development Authority (RDA).
Accordingly, the RDA requests all drivers...
CID team for Presidential Commission probing corruption in government
A team of officers from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is to be assigned for the Presidential Commission of Inquiry, which was appointed to...
Parliament to debate actions of Constitutional Council
The Parliament will be taking up the debate on the actions of the Constitutional Council at today’s session (21).
UPFA Parliamentarian Udaya Gammanpila had made...
Authority for rehabilitation of drug addicts to be set up
President Maithripala Sirisena announced that the government would set up an authority for the rehabilitation of drug addicts.
The President has drawn his attention towards...
Mainly fair weather will prevail elsewhere
Wind speed can increase up to 40-45 kmph at times across the island particularly in Eastern, Northern, North-central, Central and Southern provinces.
Several spells of showers can...
5 Vietnamese held at BIA with fake S. Korean passports
Five Vietnamese nationals have been detained at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for attempting to flee to Ukraine using fake South Korean passports.
The suspects...
2 including STF Sub-Inspector arrested with Kerala Cannabis
Two individuals including a Sub-Inspector of the Special Task Force (STF) have been arrested while transporting a stock of Kerala Cannabis in Kidelpitiya, Bandaragama.
The...
Officer falls into hot Goda pit while on mission
Officers of the Colombo Excise Special Operations Unit have managed to raid a large-scale alcohol distillery which had been operating at the Muthuraja field...
Committee to probe Ranjan’s cocaine allegations
The UNP has appointed a committee under Minister Lakshman Kiriella to probe the allegations levelled at parliamentarians for consumption of cocaine by Minister Ranjan...
