Wimal grilled by FCID on misuse of Government vehicle

Kariyawasam assumes duties as the new Foreign Secretary

Prasad Kariyawasam assumed duties at the Foreign Ministry as the new?Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kariyawasam joined the Sri Lanka Foreign Service in 1981. Prior to his appointment as Secretary, he served as the Ambassador for Sri Lanka to the United States of America from July 2014 to August 2017. He has held diplomatic assignments in Geneva, Riyadh, Washington, New York and New Delhi, and has served as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nation

16 Aug, 2017

Yoshitha appears before the CID to make a statement

Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, appeared before the Police Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today to make a statement. Rajapaksa was summoned to be questioned over an ongoing investigation. Yoshitha Rajapaksa’s mother, former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa also appeared before the CID yesterday to make a statement. Shiranthi Rajapaksa was summoned before the CID to be questioned over the murder of rugger player Wasim Thajudeen. Thajudeen died on May 17,

16 Aug, 2017

US notes monks yet to be prosecuted over 2014 attacks

The United States has taken note that the?Government has yet to prosecute monks involved in attacks against Muslims and Christians in 2014. The annual US State Department International Religious Freedom Report for 2016 released yesterday notes that the Government continued to permit the construction of Buddhist statues in non-Buddhist areas despite strong objections from members of the Hindu, Muslim, and Christian communities. “The US Ambassador urged political leaders to take action to defend

16 Aug, 2017