No-confidence motion submitted against Finance Minister

President recalls even IPKF could not defeat LTTE

President Maithripala Sirisena today recalled that even Indian troops could not defeat the LTTE during the war. He said that over 100,000 Indian Peacekeeping Force (IPKF) troops had been sent to Sri Lanka during the war on a request made by Sri Lanka yet the foreign troops could not help defeat the LTTE. The IPKF was in Sri Lanka from 1987 to 1990 and withdrew from Sri Lanka in 1990. Eventually, the President noted, it was the Sri Lankan military which defeated the LTTE and ended the 30 year

19 May, 2019

Australia’s ruling coalition elected to surprise third term

Australia’s conservative Prime Minister Scott Morrison praised “quiet Australians” for delivering his party a “miracle” election victory on Saturday after his Labor challenger conceded defeat. Morrison had entered the election as an underdog, but after a hard-fought campaign defied the odds to extend the Liberal-National coalition’s six-year rule. “I have always believed in miracles!” he told jubilant supporters in Sydney. “How good is Australia!”? Australian election favourite Bill Shorten c

18 May, 2019

Mob violence affects trade between Pakistan and Sri Lanka

Trade between Pakistan and Sri Lanka has come to a screeching halt. The reason behind the stoppage is said to be the rising violence against the Muslim community in Sri Lanka in the wake of recent terrorism and suicide attacks over there, which resulted in heavy casualties, the Express Tribune in Pakistan reported. ?Rice and textile exports to Sri Lanka from Pakistan have stopped. Potato export has also reduced drastically,? said Pakistan-Sri Lanka Business Forum Chairman Aslam Pakhali. ?It is

20 May, 2019