Weapons stolen from Laggala police station found near Temple

SLFP invites leftist parties to work with them at polls

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) today invited leftist parties to work with them to form the next Government. SLFP General Secretary Duminda Dissanayake said that the SLFP will look to form a new Government at the next Parliamentary elections. He said the SLFP, led by President Maithripala Sirisena, is ready to work with leftist parties in a political alliance. Dissanayake also said the SLFP will not agree to the demands of the joint opposition. The SLFP General Secretary was speaking at a

06 Sep, 2016

Suspects arrested over businessman’s killing remanded

Eight suspects arrested over the murder of a businessman in Bambalapitiya have been remanded till September 15. The suspects arrested over Sakeem Sulaiman’s murder were produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate today and remanded. The businessman was abducted last month?for ransom and was found dead in Mawanella. The abductors had demanded Rs. 20 million from the family of the businessman and his father had promised to pay the ransom. However while investigations were ongoing the body was

05 Sep, 2016

Sustainable purchasing system proposed for farmers

Minister of Finance Ravi Karunanayake said that the Government has taken speedy actions to drive the traditional agro-based economy into manufacturing economy with foreign investments to create one million job opportunities. Under this context, he noted?that it is the responsibility of the relevant state owned enterprises to create a competitive market environment with state intervention for the farmers to get a good price for their produces. The Minister also emphasized the need of shifting t

06 Sep, 2016