Two passenger buses collide, 21 people injured

Court extends order preventing SLFP CC meeting

The Colombo District Court today extended an enjoining order preventing?the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) from convening a Central Committee (CC) meeting without the permission of the head of the party. The District Court of Colombo had earlier issued the order on July 15 till today based on a petition filed by Sri Lanka Freedom Party member Prasanna Solangaarachchi. When the case was heard today the Court extended the?enjoining order till August 7. President Maithripala Sirisena is the head

29 Jul, 2015

UPFA polls manifesto to protect national sovereignty

The United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) election manifesto launched today, looks to protect Sri Lanka’s national sovereignty. The manifesto was launched by Prime Ministerial candidate Mahinda Rajapaksa in the presence of UPFA members and others. Earlier in the day a copy of the manifesto was handed over to President Maithripala Sirisena, who is the President of the UPFA, by a UPFA delegation which included UPFA General Secretary Susil Premajayantha and Sri Lanka Freedom Party General Secre

28 Jul, 2015

Probe on suspected LTTE bomb found in Katunayake

An investigation has been launched into the discovery of a bomb suspected to have fallen off an LTTE plane which was shot down by the Air Force in 2009. The bomb was discovered when the ground at a swamp close to the location where the plane was shot down was dug for some construction work. The LTTE had failed in an attempt in 2009 to attack the Air Force base in Katunayake using a light aircraft which was shot down by the Air Force. On the same day another LTTE aircraft flew towards Colombo

28 Jul, 2015