Sri Lanka Naval Ship (SLNS) ‘Rathnadeepa boarded with a team of Navy divers reached MV ‘Eurosun that ran aground at Little Basses about 5.5 nautical miles (10km) off the southeastern coast of the island on 23rd January and preliminary investigation into the incident got underway. According to the preliminary investigation, no damage [1/25/2021] …
: Religious leaders, trade unions, civil and political organizations are continuing their demands against the sale of the East Container Terminal of the Colombo Port. They point out that this terminal which is 18m deep can be used to dock some of the biggest ships in the world. 85% of the Colombo South [1/24/2021] …
COLOMBO(News 1st): There have been frequent reports of Wild Elephants encroaching on several areas of the island. Environmentalists point out that the reason behind these frequent Wild Elephant encroachments is deforestation. The farmers say the elephants are now used to entering their villages after consuming their produce such as paddy and corn. The human-elephant conflict [1/24/2021] …
COLOMBO (News1st): Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena met with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha today. According to the Prime Minister’s Media Division, the discussion had revolved around the parliamentary sessions scheduled for the 9th of February. The Prime Minister had drawn the Speaker’s attention on the need to conduct parliamentary [1/24/2021] …
COLOMBO (News1st): Shukra Munawwar who won the grand prize of 2 million rupees on Sirasa Lakshapathi yesterday was felicitated at her alma mater, the Galle Sudarma College today. The event was held under the auspices of Group Director of Electronic Media Business of the Capital Maharaja Group Nedra Weerasinghe. 10 students who performed well at [1/24/2021] …
COLOMBO (News1st): Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana called on Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at the latter’s official residence at Wijerama Mawatha on Friday. The discussion had revolved around the parliamentary sessions scheduled for February 9, the Prime Minister’s Media Division noted. The Prime Minister had drawn the Speaker’s attention on the need to conduct parliamentary sessions in [1/24/2021] …
COLOMBO (News1st): Health authorities say that steps will be taken to commence a vaccination drive in the country after importing the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines from India on Wednesday. State Minister for COVID-19 Disease Control Sudarshani Fernandopulle said that the process in this regard will begin next week. The vaccine would be first offered to frontline workers battling [1/24/2021] …
COLOMBO (News1st): Liberian vessel ‘MV Eurosun that had run aground on Friday had been removed from the Trincomalee coast. The Navy had deployed two vessels along with two special diving units to the location upon notifying the relevant authorities. According to the Navy, the damage caused to the hull of the ship as a result of striking [1/24/2021] …
COLOMBO(News 1st): The Human Rights High Commissioner’s report on Sri Lanka for the 46th session of the Human Rights Council has recommended asset freezes and travel bans against those who have been credibly alleged to have committed war crimes in Sri Lanka. The report of the Human Rights High Commissioners due to be submitted at [1/24/2021] …
3520 people including 1185 with outstanding warrants & 830 drunk drivers were arrested in a special island-wide operation, said Police Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana. The three-hour long operation across all police areas in the country started at 11:00 PM on Saturday (23), he added. 119 people arrested in the operation were those [1/24/2021] …
