Pramitha Bandara resigns in protest over father’s removal

Over 25 investigations on MR family says Mangala

Over 25 investigations are underway related to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa or his family members, Foreign Minister?Mangala Samaraweera told Parliament today. The Foreign Minister said that Rajapaksa and his family are?also being investigated for money stored in offshore bank accounts. He says the investigations will however take time as there are barricades when attempting to access foreign bank accounts. Samaraweera said that Sri Lanka needs to have discussions with the relevant forei

02 Dec, 2015

TULF shocked at suicide of Jaffna student

The Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) says the tragic news of an Advanced Level student of Kokuvil Hindu College in Jaffna named Rajeswaran Chenthuran committing suicide by jumping in front of an express train from Colombo, came as a rude shock to Tamils all over the world. It was reported that the student committed suicide in protest over the failure to release all political prisoners. A suicide note said to have been written by the boy was also found. The police are attempting to verify th

01 Dec, 2015

Ex German envoy now Consul to Sri Lanka

Former German Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Juergen Weerth has assumed responsibilities as the new Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka to North Rhine – Westphalia in Germany with consular jurisdiction covering the regions of Bergisches Land, Cologne Lowland, Lower Rhine, M?nsterland, North Eifel, Ruhr, Sauerland ? Siegerland and Teutoburg Forest. On behalf of Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, Ambassador Karunatilaka Amunugama handed over the Commission of Appointment to Juergen Weerth at the Sri Lanka

01 Dec, 2015