Three arrested for hooting at John Amaratunga in Wattala

Government confident of amicable deal on compensation sought by port city

The Government today informed Parliament it is confident of reaching an amicable deal with the Chinese company involved in the port city project on compensation sought over the losses incurred as a result of the temporary suspension of the project work. Megapolis and Western Province Development Deputy Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna told Parliament that an initial agreement has been reached where Sri Lanka will not be required to pay the compensation sought by the Chinese company. He said that

10 Jun, 2016

US Congress committee disappointed Lanka has rejected foreign judges

A US Congress committee on foreign relations has expressed disappointment at President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s decision to reject foreign judges in the domestic accountability process on the war. The views were expressed when the Congress Foreign Relations?Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific met to discuss Sri Lanka. Committee chairman Matt Salmon noted the negative impact the Mahinda Rajapaksa regime had on US-Sri Lanka relations and the progress made i

10 Jun, 2016

Jayalalithaa seeks release of 21 Tamil Nadu fishermen in Sri Lanka

A day after six more fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lanka Navy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to get 21 fishermen and 92 boats released from the island nation, including those apprehended on June 9, the Press Trust of India reported. ?This is to bring to your notice yet another incident in which six fishermen, in one mechanised fishing boat from Rameswaram were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy in the early hours of June 9 and taken to Thal

10 Jun, 2016