The official handing over of 40 houses of the newly built 14-story Police Residential Complex built in Colombo-13 was held under the patronage of Minister of Transport Bimal Rathnayake today. 

The new apartment complex has been built in place of the previous Police Housing, which was demolished due to the construction of the Slave Island flyover. 

Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security, Ravi Seneviratne, Acting IGP Priyantha Weerasooriya, and senior officials of the Urban Development Authority (UDA) and Road Development Authority (RDA) participated in the event. (Newswire)

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A Chinese national has been found dead under suspicious circumstances at a luxury hotel in Slave Island, Colombo.

According to the Police, the body of the victim was found on the 22nd floor of the luxury hotel. 

The Police said the victim has been identified as a 46-year-old Chinese national.

The Slave Island Police is conducting investigations into the incident. (Newswire)

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Train services along the coastal line have been disrupted due to a derailment reported near the Slave Island Railway Station today.

The Railway Department said that a train travelling from Panadura to Maradana had derailed this morning.

The department said, as a result, train services along one railway track on the coastal line have been disrupted.

Stating that train services will be delayed due to the incident, the Railway Department said measures are underway to clear the derailed train. (Newswire)

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The newly constructed flyovers in Kompannavidiya (Slave Island) were inaugurated by President Ranil Wickremesinghe today (Apr 08).

According to the President’s Media Division (PMD), the flyovers cover the railway line linking Kompannavidiya with Justice Akbar Mawatha and Uttarananda Mawatha.

The rest of the construction work of this project is scheduled to be completed soon. The estimated cost for the entire project is Rs. 5.278 billion, the PMD added. 

In 2020, the approval of the Cabinet of Ministers was granted to construct 02 flyovers near the Kompannavidiya Railway Station.

The decision was taken as the railway lines across Uttarananda Mawatha and Judge Akbar Mawatha in Kompannavidiya caused heavy traffic congestion during peak hours. (Newswire)

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Several roads in the Colpetty and Slave Island areas will be temporarily closed from today (Feb 05), the Police said. 

The roads will be closed under three phases for a maintenance project to lay underground pipelines.

Under the first phase, the stretch of road from Nawam Mawatha to the Slave Island railway station, on Sri Uttarananda Mawatha, will be closed from today until February 19.

As part of the second phase, the road from Perahera Mawatha to Nawam Mawatha, along Sri Uttarananda Mawatha, will be closed from February 20 until March 04.

Under phase three, roads in the vicinity of the Rotunda Gardens junction and Perahera Mawatha will be closed from 05 to 11 March. (NewsWire)

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The Sri Lanka Malay Association (SLMA) has expressed its gratitude to Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena for renaming Slave Island as Kompanna Veediya, in English. 

According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the name Kompanna Veediya was used in Sinhala and Tamil while it was called Slave Island in English and the Prime Minister took steps to change it also to Kompanna Veediya.

SLMA President Rizwan Badoordeen and General Secretary Iqram Cuttilan called on Prime Minister today at the Temple Trees and briefed him on the social and cultural activities conducted by the Association.

The Prime Minister congratulated the SLMA which celebrates its 100th anniversary. Badoordeen said the Sri Lanka Malay Cricket Club which was set up before the SLMA, commemorated its 150th anniversary this year.

The Prime Minister mentioned with gratitude about the Malay members who served in the armed forces during the fight against terrorism and made ultimate sacrifice. 

He said the Malay community has set a valuable example for the minorities to emulate by totally integrating into Sri Lankan society.

The Prime Minister also thanked the SLMA for carrying out social services for the benefit of low-income families in all the communities. (NewsWire)

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