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Tuesday, October 21,  2008

      Editorial:The many achievements of Tigers
Several senior police officers and two retired Inspectors General of Police have been questioned, by the Commission to Investigate Bribery or Corruption, in connection with some irregularities and corruption in the police department, police sources said.
Former IGPs Victor Perera and Chandra Fernando were among the high ranking officers questioned by the Bribery Commission. Chandra Fernando said the Bribery Commission had sought clarification on some matters concerning the Police Department and he had given a statement accordingly, Victor Perera said
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Three Sri Lanka Transport Board buses, parked at the SLTB Central Bus Stand, Colombo, were damaged in a bomb explosion minutes before midnight Sunday (19). No one was injured as there were no passengers or bus crews present at the time of the blast. SLTB employees inspect one of the damaged buses. Pic by Kamal Bogoda.

War no excuse for not reducing fuel prices - Ranil
UNP and Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said that though the price of crude oil in the World Market had dropped considerably, the government was not passing down the benefits to the people but ...

Paddy farmers who braved terrorist threats face loss of lands
Farmers in Suriyapura, Samagipura, Jayathipura, Sinhawewa, Van Ela and Kantale had cultivated around 2,000 acres of paddy land ...

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