Daily News – By Sumaiya Rizwi UNP Member of Parliament Sajith Premadasa speaks to Daily Mirror online in a Live audio interview regarding party issues Q:Do you think the opposition leader Ranil Wickremsinghe has failed as a leader? Well, I think during his tenure we have had as a political party our successes and we […]

COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s top defence official challenged international rights groups Tuesday to produce evidence of war crimes allegedly committed in the final months of the country’s civil war. Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse said those making the allegations should present evidence before Sri Lankan courts instead of talking to the international media. […]

Promotion of quality in education should be the basis for all recommendations, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The President made this observation while accepting the report on national policy framework on Higher Education and vocational education from National Education Commission Chairman Prof A.V. Suraweera. The Educational system should create a younger generation who can win the […]

A snake bite awareness week will be held from 14th to 20th June 2010 to highlight the issue of snake bites and draw further attention to the cause. Environmental Foundation Limited with the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society and the American Red Cross invites you to attend the ‘National Forum on Snake Bite Awareness’ to […]

COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lankan authorities on Sunday conducted the marriages of over 100 former rebels at a mass ceremony attended by Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi. A total of 53 couples were issued marriage certificates in the northern district of Vavuniya, where they are being held in military custody following the defeat of the Tamil […]

China reiterated its commitment to Sri Lanka’s economic development, with its investment and association with the major economic, infrastructure and socio-cultural development projects in the country, when visiting Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang was hosted to a breakfast meeting with President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Janadhipathi Mandiraya Saturday. […]

Sri Lanka and China signed six agreements to enhance co-operation in the fields of technology, industry, information technology and construction at the Prime Minister’s Office yesterday. The signing of agreements took place in the presence of Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne and Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang. […]

The United Notational Party (UNP) said that it will oppose moves to any constitutional amendment that would pave the way for President Rajapaksha to contest for another term in office. The general secretary of the UNP, Tissa Attanayaka pointed out that president Rajapaksha who promised to abolish the executive presidency has now gone back on […]

A special off peak tariff will be offered to electricity consumers who consume electricity during the off peak hours, Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said. The Minister added that the cost on electricity for industrial, commercial and domestic electricity consumers will be reduced substantially if they adhere to the given guidelines. The Minister […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa met Tamil Nadu Parliamentarians yesterday during his visit to India and the Parliamentarians expressed their willingness to cooperate with Sri Lanka in raising the standards of living of the people of the North including the resettled Internally Displaced Persons, a press release from the Presidential Media Division said yesterday. […]

India and Sri Lanka yesterday agreed to further harness the enormous potential available for consolidating and strengthening the bilateral partnership by building on shared values and principles of democracy and pluralism. […]

BBC News – By Charles Haviland – (Pix by AP) The former armed forces chief in Sri Lanka, General Sarath Fonseka, has denied being a liar or committing treason in speaking of the possibility of war crimes having been committed on the island. He was speaking to the BBC Sinhala service a day after the […]