Indonesian authorities say they have found the location where they believe a Boeing 737 passenger plane crashed into the sea shortly after take-off from the country's capital Jakarta on Saturday. The Sriwijaya Air jet was carrying 62 people when it disappeared from radars four minutes into its journey to Pontianak in West Kalimantan province. On Sunday, signals thought to be
General Shavendra Silva, Commander of Army and Head of the National Operation Center for Prevention of Covid-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) announced that 24 Watta and 78 Watta areas in Gothamipura flats (Borella Police Division) are isolated with immediate effect until further notice
Three suspects including a Nigerian National were arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) over a financial fraud racket via hacking email accounts last Wednesday.
Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, urged the Government to take immediate action to stop the destruction of the Muthurajawela Sanctuary. He was speaking at a media briefing held at Bishop's House, Colombo on Thursday.
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday instructed officials to provide credit facilities to small and medium scale rice producers to support their businesses. The Prime Minister made this directive while was participating in a discussion with representatives of the All Ceylon Small and Medium Scale Rice Growers Association held in a Committee Room in Parliament yesterday,