Fine imposed on Sajin over asset declaration

President warns he is ready to expose the truth

President Maithripala Sirisena, warned today?that he is ready to expose the truth about members of the former Government who are looking to form a new political alliance. Speaking at a public event in Matara today, Sirisena said that the cohabitation Government will continue in office for the next five years. He also said that the current government will decide the future of Sri Lanka post 2020. The President noted that members of the former Government are now looking at forming a new politic

19 Aug, 2016

Tamil MPs claim little done to assist war widows

The Sri Lankan Government has not announced any welfare measures for the widows of men who were killed during the civil war between the armed forces and the LTTE. Parliamentarians?Velukumar, Shritharani, Charles Nirmalanathan and Seenithambi Yogeswaran had expressed this view while in Madurai on Friday to attend a cultural program, the Times of India reported.

19 Aug, 2016

US backs out of undertaking to medically examine ex-LTTE cadres

The United States has backed out of an undertaking to medically examine former combatants of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) who had allegedly been injected with a poisonous drug when they were in detention or undergoing rehabilitation in camps run by the Sri Lankan army, the New Indian Express reported. The Chief Minister of the Tamil-majority Northern Province, C.V.Wigneswaran, had told the Northern Provincial Council (NPC) that he had requested the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Atu

20 Aug, 2016