Talks fail, CEB to continue strike, casual workers warned

Moves to reduce traffic congestion by next month

The Government is to take short term measures to reduce traffic congestion?in Colombo?by next month, Parliament was informed today. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament that a good public transport system must?be in place to meet the transport needs of the public. He said that once that is done, measures can be taken to reduce the number of vehicles entering the city. The Prime Minister said that there are too many vehicles on the roads of Colombo and if the traffic congestion

19 Dec, 2015

Government to release more land in North

The Government has decided to release more civilian land held by the military in the North, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today. He said that President Maithripala Sirisena will have discussions in this regard with the relevant officials. The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) had recently?reiterated a demand to the Government to release civilian land occupied by the military in the North. Speaking in Parliament earlier this week, TNA member Mavai Senathirajah said that while

19 Dec, 2015

Jayalalithaa wants Modi to act on Lanka

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has?sought the intervention of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to secure the release of 41 Tamil Nadu fishermen, who have been in Sri Lankan custody over the past several weeks, and 56 fishing boats, the Times of India reported. In the latest incident, four fishermen who set sail from Jegathapattinam fishing base in Pudukkottai district on a mechanised boat were apprehended by the Sri Lankan navy on Thursday morning. They were taken to Kankesanthurai

19 Dec, 2015