Former Embilipitiya ASP remanded further till March 2

Prime Minister denies threatening media in Parliament speech

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today denied that he had threatened the media during a speech he made in Parliament yesterday. Speaking in Parliament today the Prime Minister said that he has a right to name journalists and raise concerns over their actions like journalists name Parliamentarians in their articles. The Prime Minister said that some journalists had complained that he had threatened them through his speech. Speaking in Parliament yesterday, the Prime Minister named some jour

29 Jan, 2016

TULF calls for the unity of all Tamil speaking people

The Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) has called on all Tamil speaking people to unite for one goal. TULF General Secretary V. Anandasangaree said that the?country as a whole is in a much confused state, if not at least various ethnic groups are. Anandasangaree says there is a general feeling that it is the general interest of the Tamils that is now suffering due to the disunity among the Tamil groups and Tamil political parties. He says the Tamil National Alliance, although not properly f

29 Jan, 2016

Electricity demand in Sri Lanka to see an increase this year

The demand for electricity is to see an increase this year, the?Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) quoted the Long Term Generation Expansion Plan (2015-2032) by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) as saying. The electricity generation has been estimated for the year 2015 as 12901 GWh and it is expected to increase to 13451G within 2016. PUCSL, the electricity sector regulator, is planning to adopt an internationally accepted tool to review the forecasted electricity demand in Sri

28 Jan, 2016