Category: Local News

List the LTTE as a terrorist organization in Norway – Nimal Siripala de Silva

Pursuant to the bi-lateral meeting the President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Prime Minister of Norway, Jens Stoltenberg, held in New York along the margins of the United Nations General Assembly, Nimal Siripala de Silva, Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management and the Leader of the House together with Anura Priyadharshana Yapa, Minister of Environment […]





Bharatha’s family slams SLFP

The ruling party in Sri Lanka should take the responsibility for the recent murder of a presidential advisor, his family members say. In an exclusive interview with BBC Sandeshaya, Swarna Guanaratne, elder sister of slain Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra said that the family is not satisfied about the progress in the murder investigation. […]



Urban development added to Defence Ministry

  The Defence Ministry has been re designated as the Defence and Urban Development Ministry, Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga told the Daily News yesterday. He said that the gazette notification in this regard was issued last week. […]




Heavy traffic this morning due to VIP movement

Heavy traffic jams prevailed this morning on several roads leading to Colombo from Rajagiriya due to VIP movement. The traffic jams affected the areas of Town Hall, Ward Place, Horton Place and the Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte Road area in Rajagiriya. […]








New Chairman appointed to Board of Sri J’pura Teaching Hospital

Former Secretary of the Education Ministry, Nimal Bandara was appointed as the new Chairman to the Board of the Sri Jayawardenapura Teaching Hospital, by Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena a short while ago. Additional Secretary of the Health Ministry, Dr. Palitha Mahipala, was appointed as a member of the Board. Other members of the 12 member […]




Three vehicles; one accident

Two persons were killed and two others sustained injuries in a road accident which had taken place in the Bobella area in Naula at around 8 p.m. yesterday. […]



WAITING AND WAITING – MOON WARNED SRI LANKA

“I have been waiting and waiting until the Sri Lankan government would respond” said the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon . His remarks were made in an exclusive press meeting with Norwegian Foreign Media on 10 October in Oslo. Journalist Nadarajah Sethurupan has questioned the Secretary General when he attended the International Climate and Energy […]