Colombo Informer

Heavy rains affect Over 84000 in Colombo and Gampaha districts. Heavy showers and wind currently prevailing in the island have mostly hit five districts and 84 thousand persons in Colombo, Gampaha, Badulla, Nuwara Eliya and Matale districts. Deputy Director of the National Disaster Center Pradeep Kodipillai said … Full News here – Read more on [...]

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Ugo Colombo, Craig Robins in court dispute over corporate jet Longtime Miami developers Ugo Colombo and Craig Robins are slugging it out in court over a $ 22 million corporate jet their companies owned jointly, the Business Journal has learned. The company that owns the jet, called UC Challenger LLC, filed for … Full News [...]

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Monks surrender over Pepiliyana attack Three Buddhist monks surrendered to the Mirihana police this evening over the attack on the Fashion Bug warehouse in Pepiliyana last week, police sources told the Colombo Gazette. A monk who was seen on television throwing stones towards a CCTV … Full News here – Read more on Colombo Gazette

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Over 160 arrested in Jaffna and KKS Over 160 people have been arrested in Jaffna and Kankesanthurai (KKS) in a special operation conducted by the police last week, reports from Jaffna said. The Uthayan newspaper online edition reported that all those arrested have been produced before a … Full News here – Read more on [...]

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UNP warns government over UNHRC outcome The opposition United National Party (UNP) has warned that the government will need to take the full responsibility if a situation which is prejudicial to Sri Lanka arises at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake … Full News here – Read more on Colombo [...]

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Over 1000 illegal Bali Spa workers in Colombo says Indonesia Jakarta and Colombo yesterday blew the lid of a Spa worker scandal where over one thousand Indonesian Spa workers from Bali Island have entered Sri Lanka illegally and working in Spa parlors and Massage clinics. The Head of the Agency for the Service, … Full [...]

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World's largest luxury passenger liner calls over at Colombo Port The world's largest luxury passenger liner 'Mv Queen Mary' with more than 2,300 tourists on board called over at the Colombo harbour on Monday (February 4 -Independence Day) and was given a traditional welcome by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion … Full News here – [...]

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Sri Lanka tension rises over Shirani Bandaranayake impeachment Anonymous posters have been put up in Colombo calling the chief justice a traitor and accusing her of links to the long-defeated Tamil Tigers. The government's clarion call, repeated by the state media, is that parliament is supreme and cannot be … Full News here – Read [...]

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* Rain-filled reservoirs in Sri Lanka spilling over Dec 22, Colombo: Irrigation Department of Sri Lanka says that 16 of the 70 major reservoirs in the country are still spilling over as rains continue to lash some parts of the country. The spill gates are opened on the 16 reservoirs, Badra Kamaladasa … Full News [...]

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Families call for apologies over quake errors The wreckage of a two-storey Colombo St building and remains of a smashed bus. STACY SQUIRES/Fairfax NZ. DEADLY: The wreckage of a two-storey Colombo St building and remains of a smashed bus after the February 22, 2011, earthquake. Full News here – Read more on Stuff.co.nz

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* Over 100 national schools in Sri Lanka without principals Dec 13, Colombo: Trade unions affiliated to Sri Lanka's education sector say that there are vacancies for principals in over 100 national schools. The Ceylon Teachers' Union (CTU) has said that 103 out of the 355 national schools in the country had … Full News [...]

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* Concerns expressed over the arrests of students in Northern Sri Lanka city Dec 09, Colombo: Academics, clergy and the general public in Sri Lanka's North have expressed concern over the situation in Jaffna following the assault and arrest of Jaffna University students last month. Jaffna University Science Teachers … Full News here – Read [...]

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* Sri Lankan government allocates over Rs. 370 million to provide seed paddy … Dec 05, Colombo: The government has allocated over 370 million rupees to provide seed paddy free of charge to the farmers affected by the severe drought during the Yala season this year. The Treasury has granted Rs. 371.215 million to provide [...]

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* Over 51000 Sri Lankan graduates to get permanent appointments in state sector Nov 05, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government will grant permanent appointments next year to 51,420 graduates, who are undergoing training in the state sector, in accordance with regulations pertaining to Development Service Officers, the Economic … Full News here – Read more [...]

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* Torrential rains cause havoc in Sri Lanka as depression over Bay of Bengal … Oct 29, Colombo: Torrential rains in Sri Lanka have caused massive damage to property and livelihood as a low pressure center moved further close to the island with the active north-eastern monsoons. The Meteorological Department predicts a marginal … Full [...]

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