At least 80 people rescued after landslide in Aranayaka

MOD briefs President on incident involving Eastern Province CM

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has briefed President Maithripala Sirisena on the incident involving Eastern Province Chief Minister?Nazeer Ahamed. Defence Secretary Karunasena Hettiarachchi said the President was briefed over the incident after it was brought to his notice by the Navy. The?Eastern Province Chief Minister had verbally abused a Navy officer in public at an event held last week during the opening ceremony of a science lab and computer unit at the Sampur Maha Vidyalayam. US Ambass

25 May, 2016

Cabinet approves establishing an office on missing persons

Cabinet has approved establishing an office on missing persons, the Government information department said today. The Government said there have been strong requests for providing true information on disappeared or missing persons to their relatives to know their actual fate. “It will enable such families to reunited, closure with regard to such disappearance, or granted with reparations and other relief and support,” the Government said. Therefore, a proposal made by Prime Minister Ranil Wic

25 May, 2016

PM challenges notice issued on him by SC on National Government

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today challenged in Parliament, notice issued on him by the Supreme Court?over a petition filed against the formation of a National Government. The Prime Minister, in a privilege issued raised in Parliament, said that the notice had been issued despite the Speaker giving a ruling on the National Government. The notice was issued based on a petition filed by?former Civil Defence Force Commander and former MP Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekera and Kelaniya Univer

25 May, 2016