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Hope China will be supportive ally to overcome economic crisis (Video)

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“Sri Lanka has a multitude of investment opportunities from technology to agriculture, renewable energy, tourism and many more”, says Ms. Anuradha Yahampath, Governor of the Eastern province of Sri Lanka.

“Sri Lanka is undergoing an economic crisis and is currently taking measures to overcome this. During this journey I hope that China will be a supportive ally,” she added.

The Eastern province governor delivered her remarks via video today (19th) at the 3rd China-South Asia Cooperation Forum being held in Yunnan Province, China.

The Forum is being held in parallel with the China – South Asia Expo, a main exposition in the region to boost trade and investment.

Kelum Shivantha reporting from Yunnan

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Grenade found from garden of Kabaddi Federation President

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A live grenade manufactured abroad has been found in front of the house of Sri Lanka Kabaddi Federation President – Mr. Anura Dharmaratne, which is located in the Dolahamuna area in Hettipola.

Mr. Dharmaratne had lodged a complaint yesterday (26) with the Hettipola police, saying that there’s a grenade in front of his car which was parked on his land.

He had claimed someone had planted the grenade thus after someone who had been offended after it was announced that he was going to contest for the Kabbaddi presidency again.

Subsequently, police had visited the premises and seized the grenade.
So far, no arrests have been made in connection with the incident.

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Army Sanath arrested

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Notorious criminal and drug trafficker – ‘Army Sanath’ has been arrested in the Ahangama area during an operation carried out by the Police Special Task Force in Ahangama area.

He had also been in possession of 15 grams of heroin at the time of arrest.

According to the Police STF, ‘Army Sanath’ has operated the crime and drug ring of another notorious criminal – ‘Harak Kata’.

Authorities also say that it has been revealed that ‘Army Sanath’ had been in charge of transporting weapons for a spate of recent shootings as well as cleaning these weapons following the shootings and handing them over to various persons on the instructions of ‘Harak Kata’.

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2 CMC workers working in sewage gully, die 

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Two labourers engaged in maintenance work of a sewage gully network in Hettiyawatta, Kotahena had died today afternoon, Police said.
They were attached to the Colombo Municipal Council.

The workers had been unconscious when hospitalized and had later died.

Police say that they suspect the workers had inhaled a poisonous gas in the sewer.

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