Customs seize gold worth 50 million! Customs officers on duty at the airport today (2) seized a consignment of gold worth nearly 50 million rupees, which was brought illegally into the country by a Sri Lankan passenger who arrived onboard…
OWING TO FUEL CRISIS A NUMBER OF AIRLINES REFUSING TO COME TO SRI LANKA
Several airlines backing off from coming to SL! A group of airline representatives have informed the Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation Nimal Siripala de Silva that some airlines have further reduced their flights to Sri Lanka due to the…
OFFICE TRANSPORT TO COMMENCE BY PRIVATE BUSES
Private buses preparing to provide office transport! The Private Bus Owners Association says that it is planning to operate private bus services for the transportation of office workers in the next two weeks. According to its President Gemunu Wijeratne, this…
THE DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGICAL ISSUES RED ALERT ABOUT SEAS IN WEST COAST
Red alert from Met Department! The Department of Meteorology has issued a red alert about the sea areas from Puttalam to Pottuvil via Colombo, Galle and Hambantota. Due to the onset of the southwest monsoons, the wind speed may increase…
TWO ARMY TWO AIR FORCE PERSONNEL ARRESTED OVER DEATH OF INMATE AT KANDAKADU
Four arrested over Kandakadu inmates death! Two Army personnel and two Air Force personnel have been arrested over the death of an inmate at the Kandakadu Rehabilitation Centre, according to the police As a result of the death of the…
FUEL CRISIS HALTS MARKING OF GCE (O /L) PAPERS
Marking of O/L papers halted! The examination department has decided to stop the second phase of the marking of GCE O/L answer sheets. This decision has been taken due to the problems that have arisen as a result of the…
ON VISA SERVICES INDIAN HC ISSUES NOTICE
Indian HC issues notice on visa services The Indian High Commission in Colombo has issued a notice with regard to visa services. The notice is as follows : In view of the current situation, giving consideration to the convenience of…
THIRTEEN INNOCENT STUDENTS TRAVELLING IN A LORRY HOSPITALISED IN GALENBINDUNAWEWA
13 school children hospitalised in lorry accident 13 school children in Galenbindunuwewa, who have been travelling to school in a lorry due to the lack of transport, have been hospitalised yesterday (30) after a piece of the lorry had collapsed.…
RESTORATION OF ELECTRICITY BREAKDOWNS AFFECTED BY FUEL CRISIS
Fuel crisis affecting restoration of electricity breakdowns! – CEB The Ceylon Electricity Board said that there could be delays in restoring power outages due to the fuel crisis. Issuing a statement the CEB said that the fuel crisis is posing…
TRADE UNIONS OF RAILWAY CALLS OFF STRIKE
Railway trade unions have called off their strike action. A Senior Officer from Sri Lanka Railways told News 1st that a decision was made to release fuel from the Sri Lanka Railways reserves to employees, as they went on strike…
