President Maithripala Sirisena said that he will take the assistance of Tri-forces Service personnel to protect the natural resources including forest and coastal areas.

CHENNAI: Expressing concern over the frequency of detention of Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan navy, Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the immediate release of 47 fishers and 57 fishing boats in Sri Lankan custody.

A 26-year-old youth employed in a Dematagoda drapery store was abducted in broad daylight by an unidentified gang that came in a Land Rover Defender, which was allegedly owned by Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra

President Maithripala Sirisena says he would fulfill his responsibility to make the lives of the residents of Colombo beautiful, similar to the beauty of the city, by boosting them economically.

The proposed anti-hate speech Bill currently on hold would be reintroduced with amendments, Deputy Minister of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media Karunarathna Paranawithana said.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) confirmed that they along with other trade unions will go on strike, in the first week of January 2016

President Maithripala Sirisena visited the Thilippalei area in Jaffna district to look into the well-being of the people living Welfare Centre.

A few days after India’s Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari informed the Lok Sabha about a project to build a sea bridge and tunnel connecting Sri Lanka, his counterpart, Lakshman Kiriella, has said the matter has not been discussed with his government.

The Sri Lankan government said on Sunday that it needs to have strong defence ties with countries like China and India.

Ratnapura District UPFA parliamentarian Vasudeva Nanayakkara said the government is using every opportunity to target anyone who is against them or supporting the previous regime.

The third reading of the Budget 2016 passed in Parliament with a majority of 109 votes with 160 votes in favour and 51 votes against it while 13 members were absent.

Avant Garde Chairman Nissanka Senadhipathi filed a Writ Application in the Court of Appeal seeking to register 91 guns owned by the company.

Bringing to the notice of the Inian Prime Minister the arrest of four more TN fishermen by Lankan Navy, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has urged the Center to act decisively and initiate a calibrated set of actions to end the sufferings of fisher-folk, the New Indian Express reported.

The All Ceylon Customs Services Union (ACCSU) yesterday complained to the Financial Crime Investigation Division (FCID) about a large scale fraud amounting to Rs.1 billion.

President Maithripala Sirisena says everybody should be committed to fulfill their responsibilities for the country and the future of the country, without trying to overthrow the government, from the day it was elected to power.

The Chairman of Sri Lanka’s Northern Provincial Council (NPC) C.V.K. Sivagnanam, says that he is determined to overcome obstacles to sending relief to flood-ravaged Tamil Nadu.