I Do Not Have Secret Pact with Any Political Party

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.






​CCD summons Yoshitha over light aircraft

The Colombo Crime Division (CCD) has summoned former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son Lt. Yoshitha Rajapaksa to record a statement in conncetion with the light aircraft, that was found from the Economic Centre at Narahenpita on January 13.



SLFP bans elected members from attending bring-back-MR rallies

The SLFP had banned its MPs, Provincial Councillors or local government members from attending pro-Mahinda Rajapaksa rallies organised by other political parties in the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) without prior approval, SLFP General Secretary MP Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said yesterday.



Bharatha Killing: Duminda, 12 others indicted

Colombo district UPFA parliamentarian Duminda Silva and 12 others were today indicted in the Colombo High Court on 17 charges in the killing of former presidential advisor Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra and four others at Walpola, Mulleriyawa in 2011.



LTTE women sea tiger leader arrested

The former leader of the LTTE Women’s Sea Tiger Wing, Jeyaganesh Murugesu Pakeerathy, has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake while attempting to leave the country for France.



16,000 liters of ethanol seized

Customs have seized a stock of 16 000 liters of ethanol, at the Orugodawaththa customs terminal. The container in which the ethanol had been stored, had been imported under the name of a deceased wharf clerk.