Category: Local News

KONKETIYAWA, Sri Lanka A mystery kidney disease is killing Sri Lankan farmers. The first cases surfaced some two decades ago in the country’s North Central province, the main rice-producing area. Since then, the disease has killed up to an estimated 20,000 people on the Indian Ocean island nation. As researchers work to unravel the cause, […]

Sri Lanka’s new foreign minister Mangala Samaraweera met Sushma Swaraj on Sunday during a visit to improve strained ties after elections in the island toppled longtime strongman Mahinda Rajapakse. […]

Twelve containers with loads of weapons have been discovered on board of ‘Mahanuwara Naukawa’ at the Galle Harbour. […]

Normally money talks loud and convincingly in influencing the masses to a great extent in deciding a winner in Sri Lanka’s previous elections, but this time at the 2015 Presidential election, the highest spending candidate Mahinda Rajapaksa was defeated by opposition common candidate Maithripala Sirisena who resorted to a low key campaign with a smaller […]

Sri Lankan lawyers on Saturday demanded the resignation of the country’s chief justice over allegations that he tried to help ex-president Mahinda Rajapakse remain in office despite last week’s election defeat. […]

Mahinda Rajapaksa’s 10-year reign as Sri Lankan president ended with allegations of nepotism and corruption. Over 40 top government positions were held by his family and friends – cabinet portfolios to state finance corporations, airlines and sports federations. One of his brothers was his defence secretary, while another was the speaker of the parliament. A […]

Former Minister Mervyn Silva today lodged a complaint with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) against former Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa and former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa. […]

A minor tremor has been reported in the Kirinda area in Tissamaharama this morning. […]

The Chinese government has donated 3 million U.S. dollars to theflood relief efforts in Sri Lanka, an official said on Friday. […]

The armoury of the Rakna Lanka Security Service affiliated to the Defence Ministry has been sealed following complaints to the police that the weapons belonging to the Security Service had been used illegally during the just concluded Presidential election. […]

New Health and Indigenous Medicine Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne on assuming duties yesterday revealed that he had been appointed as Health Minister in keeping with a decision taken following a comprehensive discussion held with President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and former President Chandrika Kumaratunga. […]

The SLFP parliamentary group has appointed Nimal Siripala de Silva as the opposition leader a short while ago. […]

UPFA MP Sajin de Vass Gunawardena today rejected allegations that he owes the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) a sum of Rs 170 million for fuel supplied to a petrol station owned by him in Ambalangoda. […]

The Central Committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) today unanimously approved the decision to appoint President Maithripala Sirisena as the SLFP chairman. […]

A price formula for fuel and electricity industry will be introduced by the new government in near future. […]

Senior Co Chairman of the Party, A.H.M Fowzie states that the necessary steps to transfer the leadership of the SLFP from Former President Mahinda Rajapkasa to President Maithripala Sirisena will take place when the Central Committee of the SLFP convenes on Friday. […]