Tag Archives: Colombo

Two die in Vavuniyaa bus crash

A private passenger bus bound for Colombo from Jaffna went off the road and crashed against a tree Sunday morning around 1.30 a.m. in Vavuniyaa. The driver of the bus and a passenger were kille......

Tamils staying beyond 30 days in Colombo should report: SL Police

Tamils coming from other countries or from North and East, should register themselves with the Sri Lankan Police in Colombo if they are staying in the city for more than 30 days, Sri Lankan Pol......

Fonseka to contest presidential election on swan symbol

Former Sri Lanka Army Commander General (retd) Sarath Fonseka, the common opposition candidate for the Sri Lankan presidential election, which is scheduled to be held on January 26 is to contes......

Operation against underworld criminals stopped due to election

Sri Lanka Police sources said all operations launched against underworld criminals have been suspended on the orders from superiors. With the end of the war against the LTTE the police launched......

Fonseka instructed to vacate official residence on short notice

Retired Chief of Defence Staff and former SLA Commander General (retd) Sarath Fonseka is facing difficulty in securing a new residence in a safe location after the Sri Lankan defence authoritie......

Tamil, Muslim political parties find their table in Zurich

Widely speculated as a drama backed by ‘high-powers,’ leaders of most of the Tamil and Muslim political parties in the island of Sri Lanka are meeting for the first time in Zurich, Switzerland,......

Secretaries of SLFP, JVP hold special talks

General Secretary, Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), Maithiripala Sirisena and the General Secretary of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), Tilvin Silva held special talks last week on issues relate......

Executive Presidential system inappropriate – Malwatte chapter chief incumbent

Kandy Malwatte Chapter Mahanayake Most Ven. Siddhartha Sri Sumangala Thero said that the systems of Executive President, Provincial Council and present election system are not appropriate to Sr......