Four, including 2 females drown at sea off Balapitiya

SJB decides to close door on UNP?as long as RW is leader

By Easwaran Rutnam? The main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has decided to close its doors on the United National Party (UNP) as long as Ranil Wickremesinghe remains party leader.? SJB Working Committee member Rehan Jayawickrama said that the UNP must appoint a new leader. Jayawickrama said that the SJB Working Committee has repeatedly emphasized that as long as Ranil Wickremesinghe is the UNP leader the SJB will not look to form a coalition with the UNP. The SJB Working Committee m

12 Oct, 2021

Indian Army Chief arrives in Sri Lanka on official visit

General Manoj Mukund Naravane, the Chief of Army Staff of India arrived in Colombo today on a four-day official visit at the invitation of General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of Sri Lanka Army. General Silva along with Mrs Sujeewa Nelson, President, Army Seva Vanitha Unit (ASVU) warmly welcomed Gen Naravane and Mrs Veena Naravane, President, Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA) at Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo. During his official visit to Sri Lanka, Ge

12 Oct, 2021

Nepal and Sri Lanka discuss cooperation in international fora

Nepal and Sri Lanka have discussed cooperation in the regional and international fora. The Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Nepal Himalee Arunatilaka called on the newly appointed Foreign Minister Dr. Narayan Khadka with a message of felicitations from the Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka Prof. G.L. Peiris at the Foreign Ministry. In his congratulatory message, Minister Peiris recalled the centuries old connections between the two countries with deep rooted cultural and religious ties. Minister Khadka

13 Oct, 2021