Two Tamil journalists operating in the Wanni were threatened by a plainclothes policeman as they covered a protest on December 19.
Argentina’s World Cup parade ended in chaos leaving one fan dead and a boy, 5, in a coma as fans clashed with cops and the team had to be evacuated by helicopter.
The Election Commission has issued a gazette notification appointing district returning officers and assistant returning officers for the local government elections.
More than 50 sports clubs are planning to seek redress in the Supreme Court against the new regulations introduced for local sports governing bodies.
The CID has been ordered by court to report progress in the investigation into the killing of businessman Dinesh Schaffter.
Power minister Kanchana Wijesekara has dismissed a warning by CEB engineers to consumers to expect up to 10 hours of power cuts next month.
The new regulations introduced by the sports minister will prevent a number of deep-rooted officials from contesting for office in sports associations.
The CID has found that a text message from Dinesh Schaffter’s mobile phone was sent to Brian Thomas’s phone from the Borella cemetery, after Schaffter became a victim of the killer.
Relatives and friends have remembered eight Tamil civilians murdered at Mirusuvil in Jaffna 22 years ago.
A Sri Lankan bank has opened a vostro account with State Bank of India to conduct bilateral trade in the Indian rupee, Indian High Commission in Colombo said.
