The United States continuing its assistance for demining in war-affected areas in Sri Lanka has donated nearly Rs. 300 million worth demining equipment to the Sri Lanka Army. Lieutenant Dave Chesson from the U.S. Embassy in Colombo delivered donated equipment today to assist with demining efforts in the former war-affected areas of Sri Lanka. The particular shipment, valued at nearly Rs. 300 million is just a part of continuing U.S. assistance with demining efforts across the country since 2009, the Embassy said in a statement. Major General Lasantha Wickramasuriya, Chief Field Engineer, and Brigadier Jagath Gunawardena, Commander Engineer Brigade, received the donated equipment from the U.S. Embassy.
I still remember the day of August 1947 floods, as it was the last school day at Kingswood College Kandy and the height the water soured. Water rose to the height of the Cross of the Chrurch at Getambe and the water was so high that it engulfed the Getambe Rajaponawarma Temple leaving only a few leaves of the Bo-tree visible.
The Colombo Additional Magistrate has ordered the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to investigate and submit a report over a complaint about the alleged illegal assets gained by model Piumi Hansamali.
Heritage properties are major tourist attractions world over. Sri Lanka is no exception in this matter. From Colombo, Galle, most of the mountain cities including Nuwara Eliya, Bandarawela, Hatton and Kandy and in the North, hundreds of heritage properties are spread across.
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment over charges of the involvement of an abduction.
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