Category: Local News

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Wednesday there would be “consequences” for Sri Lanka if its leaders did not address international concerns over human rights abuses, ahead of a Commonwealth summit scheduled to be held in Colombo in November. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa, yesterday (May 14), delivered the keynote address at the Commonwealth Local Government Conference (CLGC) 2013 held in Kampala, Uganda, under the theme “Developmental Local Government: Putting Local Government at the Heart of Development.” […]

While stating that he would not respond to the challenge posed by Ven. Galagodaatte Gnasara Thera of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) against him, Minister Wimal Weerawansa yesterday charged that the BBS should challenge Dilantha Vithanage of the BBS and the Norwegian Embassy in Colombo. […]

Media Release issued by the Embassy of Sri Lanka to Belgium, Luxembourg & the European Union- Brussels During his intervention at the end of a panel discussion that followed the screening of the film “No Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka”, held at the premises of the European Parliament on Tuesday, the 14th […]

The Disaster Management Centre reported that 1139 persons belonging to 319 families have been affected by the adverse weather conditions prevailing in several parts of the island. […]

The Federation of University Teachers (FUTA) will not take part in the strike the Co–ordination Committee of the Trade Union Alliance (CCTUA) will hold on May 21 against the electricity tariff increases, The Island learns. It has, however, pledged solidarity with CCTUA. […]

A person, along with a vehicle alleged to be stolenm, was arrested by the police on the Southern Expressway.  Police said that the arrest was made after was information received via the 119 police emergency hotline. […]

The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) said today it would disband if Minister Wimal Weerawansa proved that the BBS had obtained funds from Norway or from any other country or organisation. […]

Kumaran Padmanathan says that the recent student protests in Tamil Nadu against Sri Lanka brought back memories of the 1970s when Tamil politicians brainwashed youngsters like him into joining the Tamil cause. […]

The IMF warned Sri Lanka that inflation was elevated and cautioned the Central Bank against easing monetary policy, while international reserves were low. It said a new phase of reforms were needed to ensure a sustainable fiscal position, achieve low and stable inflation, safeguard financial stability, and support high and inclusive growth over the medium […]

KAMPALA: The Sri Lankan and Ugandan delegations headed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa and President Yoweri Museveni held bilateral talks today at the State House in the town of Entebbe, approximately 40 km south of the Ugandan capital, Kampala. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in Kampala, Uganda, this afternoon on his four-day official visit to the East-Central African country. […]

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption was in possesion of enough evidence pertaining to ex-CJ Shiranee Bandaranayake to prove bribery and corruption allegations against her. […]

Former CMC member and National Unity Alliance General Secretary Azath Salley, who was receiving treatment at the Colombo National Hospital under CID custody, was released today. […]

Alleged billion-rupee fraudster Sakvithi Ranasinghe has been released on bail by the Nugegoda Magistrate this morning. The financial fraudster Sakvithi Ranasinghe and his wife were arrested on 10. August 2010 […]

– Submitted by Walter Jayawardhana – Their trawlers very close to our shore, say Sri Lankan fishermen “Tamil fishermen pose the biggest threat to our livelihood,” said M. Lingarajan, a Sri Lankan Tamil fisherman based in Jaffna, on Wednesday. […]