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A British tourists has died after drowning in the Bentota seas in Southern Sri Lanka, announced the Police Headquarters.
The tourist, who was 63 years of age at the time of his death, is known as Richard John Wagstan.
According to the Police, the victims body has been handed over to his wife, after conducting the postmortem.
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Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 16 Indian fishermen and has seized their three trawlers for illegally entering the Sri Lankan waters to engage in fishing activities.
The fishermen have been fishing in the seas off Kalpitiya, in the Island’s Northern seas.
The group of fishermen are expected to be produced in courts today.
Indian media reports say, all [...]
Sri Lanka says, it will resolve the crisis which has erupted over the issuance of Halal certificates to locally produced food products, within a week’s time.
Senior Minister A.H.M. Fowzie, speaking to News360.lk said the committee on ‘Religious Harmony’ appointed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa is currently holding negotiations with all parties concerned.
“Halal issue should be sorted [...]
Sri Lanka Police has nabbed an Indian tourist, who has been working in a paddy field in the Potuvil area, located in the Eastern province of the Island, Police Headquarters announced.
The suspect who has arrived in the Island on a tourist visa is expected to be produced in the courts today.
Tourists to Sri Lanka cannot [...]
Sri Lanka Police has appointed Superintendent of Police, G.M.H.B Siriwardena as its new Spokesman, announced the Island’s Police Department.
Siriwardena was in-charge of the Police Examination Unit, before he was tasked with the new role.
He assumed duties today.
Former Police Spokesman SSP Prishantha Jayakody, who functioned as the Police Spokesman for two stints on different occasions, has [...]
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has ordered a special investigation into the shooting incident involving the Sunday Leader Journalist Faraz Shauketaly, President’s Spokesman Mohan Samaranayake said.
“President ordered an immediate investigation into the incident, when the news reached him”, Samaranayake told News360.lk
Faraz Shauketaly, a journalist attached to Sri Lanka’s Sunday Leader news paper was shot and [...]
A 170 member strong delegation of Colombo based Shippers, which comprised exporters, importers, freight forwarders, logistic providers, courier and shipping line executives, recently have visited the Hambantota port and the airport.
A statement issued by the Shippers Council says the participants were amazed to see the development that has taken place in both the Hambantota International [...]
World Trade Organization has expressed its willingness to give more trade capacity and technical assistance to Sri Lanka, announced the country’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
In a statement issued the Ministry says, this fact has been conveyed by the WTO’s Director General Pascal Lamy to Nimal Karunatilake, the Island’s newly appointed ambassador to the global [...]
Sri Lanka today started compensating over 3,000 textile workers, who lost their jobs decades ago, owing to the closure or privatization of nearly 64 state owned textile firms in the 1980- 82 period.
Ministry of Industry and Commerce says, under the compensation program, which would be carried out in two stages, each employee is paid a [...]
Pope Benedict XVI has decided to resign on February 28, a media report said.
A Vatican spokesman has told the media, that the 85-year-old pope is resigning “because of advanced age,”.
Pope Benedict has conveyed the message to the cardinals of the Catholic Church on Monday.
“Strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the [...]
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