Raja Waidyasekera

President reviews Grama Shakthi projects

President Maithripala Sirisena said the Grama Shakthi programme will help raise the living standard of lower income groups in remote areas and villages.President Maithripala Sirisena addressing...

Bogus lawyer remanded till February 13

A man who appeared in the Tangalle Magistrate’s Court as a lawyer and cheated litigants of their money was remanded till February 13 by Tangalle Additional Magistrate...
‘Certain leaders instigate racism to regain power’

Fisheries and Aquatic Resources State Minister Dilip Vedaarachchi said certain leaders that the people rejected instigate racism to regain power, but the people will not...
Alternative to electric fence proposed

The Sri Lanka Practical Actions Team has proposed an alternative to electric fence to keep away wild elephants.They say that by cultivating Palmyrah palms in rows in a zigzag...
Illicit sand transportation: six suspects held

Tangalle Police arrested six suspects illegally transporting sand at Moderawana in Middeniya, recently. Four tippers and a backhoe were also seized.The suspects were to be...

people in Hambantota commemorate tsunami victims

Hambantota District Secretary Bandula Harischandra said 3,064 locals and 144 foreigners died and 964 disappeared in Hambantota in the tsunami that devastated Sri Lanka 14 years ago.He was addressing...
Police shoot at lorry transporting teak logs

A lorry which was transporting a consignment of teak logs was shot at by the Walasmulla Police when it failed to stop. The consignment of teak logs were being transported to Hakmana from Julampitiya...
Major setback for farmers in Lunugamwehera, Tissamaharama

Farmers in Lunugamwehera and Tissamaharama complain that invasive plants have covered their lands and they cannot now receive an adequate harvest since the soil of their lands is not fertile as they...
Cattle owners in quandary

The lack of fodder for cattle in the Hambantota district has compelled cattle owners to take their herds to distant places such as Siyabalanduwa, Ampara and Potuvil for grazing.This has posed a...
Four treasure hunters arrested

Tangalle police arrested four alleged treasure hunters from a house at Pallikkudawa in Tangalle recently.The suspects were produced before Tangalle Magistrate Lilantha Warshavithana and remanded till...
Helicopter damages roofs

Winds from a helicopter had damaged the roofs of a number of houses in Tangalle, recently. The helicopter had been transporting a group of tourists to the Mahinda Rajapaksa Playground.The roof of the...
Aquatic plants disrupt freshwater fishing

Freshwater fisherfolk in Hambantota have been left high and dry as most tanks in the district have been overrun by aquatic plants.Fisherfolk said that they found it impossible to use fishing...
Distillery raided

Matara police raided an illegal distillery in Muwagamuyaya in Weeraketiya recently and arrested a suspect. Over 100,000 ml of goda, 7,500 ml of liquor, a gas cylinder and a gas cooker were seizedThe...
PMB asked to raise paddy purchasing prices

The Paddy Marketing Board (PMB) was informed to raise prices of paddy that the Board purchases from the farmers and to provide rice to the public at reasonable prices, MP Mahinda Amaraweera said at a...
Aquatic plants disrupt freshwater fishing

Freshwater fisherfolk in Hambantota have been left high and dry as most tanks in the district have been overrun by aquatic plants.Fisherfolk said that they found it impossible to use fishing nets...
Helicopter landing damages roofs

A number of houses in Tangalle were damaged recently when a helicopter transporting a group of tourists was landing in the Mahinda Rajapaksa playground.The roof of the stadium was damaged as well....
Tangalle Base Hospital receives CU

For the first time in the history of the Southern Province, a Cardiology Unit (CU) has been set up at the Tangalle Base Hospital.Hambantota Regional Director of Health Services Dr. A.P.R.D.S....