Two dead, 5 injured after van crashes into wall in Jaffna

Two persons were killed and another 5 wounded after a van crashed into a wall in the Kodikamam area in Jaffna today (16). MORE..

August 16, 2015  01:15 pm|

E03 expressway development stuck in a rut,says MR

The former President on Monday (20) charged that the new government has done nothing to further construct the Katunayake expressway though it obtained loans for the development of the project. MORE...

July 20, 2015  02:43 pm|

Eight Indian men arrested with gold in rectums, waist band

Eight Indian nationals have been arrested by Sri Lankan customs officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake for attempting to leave the country with gold worth over Rs 4.5 million concealed in their rectal cavities and waist band. MORE..

June 25, 2015  10:36 am|

56 garment factory workers hospitalised

At least 56 workers at a garment factory in the Katunayake Investment Promotion Zone were hospitalised today with symptoms of food poisoning. MORE..

June 19, 2015  03:15 pm|

9 hour water cut in several areas

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board announced a 9 hour water cut from 8.00am to 5.00pm tomorrow (May 10) in several areas int he Western Province. MORE..

May 9, 2015  09:33 pm|

Mihin Lanka flight in emergency landing at BIA

A Mihin Lanka flight bound for Bangladesh has made an emergency landing at the Katunayake airport following a technical snag on Sunday (29) morning. MORE...

March 29, 2015  04:12 pm|

Prices for EU fresh tuna imports soaring since Sri Lanka ban

Prices for tuna imported into the UK are rocketing, as the European Union’s ban on Sri Lankan fisheries produce nears a month of enforcement. MORE..

February 19, 2015  03:52 pm|