List of Prospective SLIC
Directors approved
Bribery Comm has powers
to probe malpractices mentioned in motion -
SC
The Supreme Court while, approving the list of seven prospective directors for the Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation, which was re-vested in the State consequent to the Supreme Court Judgement of June 4, 2009, yesterday said that the Bribery and Corruption Commission has statutory powers to investigate any malpractices pointed out by Nihal Sri Amerasekera, in his recent motion.
The Deputy Solicitor General, Sanjay...
Repair Pojjak

Minister of Housing and Common Amenities Ferial Ashraff recently ceremonially handed over houses built for the Veddah community at Henanigala, Dehiattakandiya. She is seen here with Veddah Chief Uruwarige Kalubanda when one of his clan wanted a "repair pojjak" to his house.

Michael Jackson dies aged
50
Michael Jackson, the singer, has died of a suspected
heart attack. He was 50. The Los Angeles coroner, Fred Corral, said that Jackson
was pronounced dead after arriving at UCLA Medical Centre in full
cardiac arrest. A post mortem examination is likely to take place today.

Two arrested over heroin
spuds
Two Pettah based wholesale merchants were arrested by
the Customs yesterday and handed over to the Police Narcotic Bureau in
connection with the smuggling of heroin worth Rs 15 million, hidden in
plastic containers....




Honduras leader refuses to
restore
military chief


Three TNA
MPs disown Tamil Trans-national govt.
Last week, the Tamil National Alliance...