Category: Local News

The Sri Lankan navy is only acting as per law when it fires at Indian fishermen entering Lankan waters and therefore they should keep away, said Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickramesinghe in an interview to a Tamil news channel.

President Maithripala Sirisena and First Lady Jayanthi Sirisena will leave for the United Kingdom on a three-day official visit, Saturday, March 7, 2015.

Former Sri Lankan High Commissioner in the UK, Dr. Chris Nonis has been appointed Presidential Advisor on International Affairs. Nonis stepped down from his diplomatic posting following a controversy involving former Monitoring MP of the External Affairs Ministry Sajin Vaas Gunawardena.

Indian External Affairs Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj, who arrived in Sri Lanka Friday on a two-day official visit, called on Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday evening at his Wijerama Residence.

The National Medicine Regulatory Authority Bill which was tabled in Parliament on Tuesday has been passed with amendments in parliament.

Yoshitha Rajapaksa who was attached to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s security division has been transferred to Navy Headquarters with effect from March 9, the Navy said.

Former Minister Johnston Fernando has submitted his assets declaration to the Bribery Commission, in connection with a complaint lodged against him before the anti-graft panel.

Almost five years after a derelict cargo ship with 492 Sri Lankan migrants arrived off the B.C. coast, prompting a change in Canada’s immigration laws, the government has failed to find a buyer for the vessel.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will offer island nations in the Indian Ocean a broad range of military and civilian assistance next week in a bid to wrest back some of the influence China has gained by spending billions of dollars in the region.

Speaking at the Cabinet media briefing today, Cabinet Media Spokesperson Minister Rajitha Senaratne elaborated on a new electoral system. The Minister added that a decision was arrived at following discussions between the President, Attorney General, Elections Commissioner and relevant factions, to introduce a new electoral system.

The Cabinet approval was granted last night to suspend the Chinese funded Colombo Port City Project, a minister said.

President Maithripala Sirisena told Parliament yesterday that a powerful politician of the previous regime had taken a bribe of one billion rupees to shelve the national drug policy draft Bill.

The only agreement I signed is with the people of this country, there are no other agreements with either Tamil or Muslim political parties, President Maithripala Sirisena made these comments at the Eastern District Committee meeting held at the Trincomalee District Secretariat, March 3, 2015.

The President and Prime Minister has directed the authorities concerned to conduct investigations into the activities of Avant-Garde Maritime Service (Pvt) Ltd impartially and independently and arrest those found guilty of any misdeeds.

Police have launched an investigation following the death of a 17-year-old girl after falling off the 6th floor at the Muwadora Uyana housing complex in Grandpass.

UPFA MP Rohitha Abeygunawardena has been reportedly questioned by the Bribery Commission today over a complaint made against him.