Tharoor flags India’s concerns over Chinese presence in Sri Lanka

Indian Congress MP and former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor flagged India’s concerns over China’s presence in Sri Lanka



US Envoy condoles

US Ambassador Atul Keshap yesterday extended his condolences on the passing away of the Most Venerable Aggamaha Panditha Davuldena Sri Gnanissara Mahanayake Thera of the Amarapura Sect.



Qataris urged not to travel to Sri Lanka

Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has urged Qatari nationals not to travel to Sri Lanka due to health reasons.



Perera guides Sri Lanka to six-wicket win

Kusal Perera struck a quick-fire half century to steer Sri Lanka to a six-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first of their two-match Twenty20 International series in Colombo on Tuesday (Apr 4).



CEB unions threaten to plunge entire country into darkness

The entire country is likely to face a 24-hour power cut from midnight tomorrow due to a strike by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) workers, who are demanding the rectification of their salary anomalies.



Sri Lanka cannot begin to heal until justice is delivered to victims – Amnesty International

Sri Lanka will not break with its violent past until it reckons with the cruel history of enforced disappearance and delivers justice to as many as 100,000 families who have spent years waiting for it, Amnesty International said in a new report.



Smart IDs coming by end of June

The Department of Registration of Persons has taken steps to issue smart Identity Cards by the end of June replacing the ordinary identity card



JVP, THE RICHEST POLITICAL PARTY

Financial records of eight political parties released by the Elections Commissioner through a RTI request put forward by Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL), has shown the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) to be the most financially secure and asset rich party among the main political parties.



Wimal’s bail application rejected

Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne today refused to grant bail for MP Wimal Weerawansa on exceptional circumstance of his daughter being admitted to a hospital.



53 medicines to expire: SPC denies reports

State Pharmaceutical Corporation Managing Director H.M.M. Rumie denied the reports that 53 varieties of medicines imported by the Corporation will expire between March and September.



Ven. Aggamaha Pandita Davuldena passes away

Mahanayaka of Amarapura Maha Nikaya Most Venerable Aggamaha Pandita Davuldena Sri Gnanissara Maha nayaka thero has passed away.



6 Indian fishermen arrested with heroin in Northern seas

Six Indian national, who attempted to smuggle 13.5 kilogrammes of heroin into the country in a trawler, were arrested by the Navy in the Northern sea area last night.



Ties with China not at India’s expense: Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe

Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe spoke to WION’S Padma Rao Sundarji in an exclusive interview: Excerpts:



Kulasekara takes four to help Sri Lanka level series

Seamer Nuwan Kulasekara picked up four wickets to help Sri Lanka register a comfortable 70-run win in the third and final one-day international against Bangladesh on Saturday and level the series at 1-1.



NO NEED FOR A CABINET RESHUFFLE

Finance Minister Ravi Karunayake contends the country is moving forward while dogs can only bark as a set of ‘double-gamers’ are earmarked for dismissal



Kuwait, Sri Lanka sign loan deal

Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAWD) has settled in signing a KD five million loan agreement with Sri Lanka, for financing the development of the Kalu Ganga region.