At least 20 people injured in Dambulla accident

Malaysian Prime Minister to visit Sri Lanka next week

Malaysian Prime Minister Dato? Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak is to visit Sri Lanka next week, the Malaysian Foreign Ministry said. The Prime Minister is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka from 17 to 19 December 2017. He will depart for Maldives thereafter. Meanwhile the Malaysian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Wan Zaidi Wan Abdullah has been reassigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs prior to the visit of the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato? Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak. Wan Zaidi?s movemen

13 Dec, 2017

Cabinet approves obtaining services of Brit to reform Police

Cabinet has approved a proposal to obtain the services of?British consultant on Police reforms, Sir Hugh Orde, to reform the Sri Lanka Police. Law and Order and Southern Development Minister Sagala Ratnayake put forward the proposal to the Cabinet and the proposal was approved. The Government has decided to obtain the service of Sir Hugh Orde a British national with an experience of restructuring the Police Service to make the Sri Lanka Police Service a proud profession based on principles of

13 Dec, 2017

Railway unions suspend strike following talks with committee

The railway trade unions have decided to suspend their strike following talks with a?Ministerial Committee. The Ministerial Committee had been appointed yesterday to look at demands made by railway trade unions. The?four-member committee is headed by Minister Sarath Amunugama.

13 Dec, 2017