A decision on whether to go ahead or not with the Colombo Port City project is yet to be taken according to Ports and Shipping Minister Arjuna Ranatunga.

Sri Lanka's Northern Provincial Council (NPC) on Tuesday passed a landmark resolution, declaring that the successive Sri Lankan governments have carried out a campaign of genocide against the Tamil nation in the island and urged the UN investigators to refer the matter to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Avante Garde Security owner Nissanka Senadhipathi was granted bail of Rs.10 million by the Colombo Chief Magistrate and was allowed to travel overseas.

Colombo Additional Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage today (10) ordered to remand former news head of ITN - Sudarman Radaliyagoda and two others until Feb. 24ath over a defamatory news item publicised during the recently concluded Presidential election.

Tainted Member of Parliament Duminda Silva was today (February 10) questioned by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for over seven hours and his statements recorded, Police media spokesman Ajith Rohana said.

UPFA Parliamentarian Duminda Silva is currently being questioned by the CID, reports say.

Talks are underway with consultants of the World Bank to bring back to Sri Lanka money that was deposited in the Seychelles by the Rajapaksa family, deputy minister of Policy Planning and Economic Development Harsha de Silva said.