Police fire in the air to disperse unruly mob in Menikhinna

Dayasiri likely to be appointed as SLFP General Secretary

Former Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera is likely to be appointed as the new General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). Jayasekera was among the group of 16 SLFP members who quit the Government and sat with the opposition in Parliament. While most members of the group of 16 have been attending party meetings of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) headed by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa,?Jayasekera has been a notable absentee at some of those meetings. The SLFP made se

07 Jul, 2018

China to continue support which will benefit people of Sri Lanka

China says will it will continue to give support which will benefit the people of Sri Lanka. The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka donated medical and office equipment to the Tangalle Base Hospital in Hambantota, in southern Sri Lanka, the Embassy said in a statement Saturday, according to the Xinhua news agency. Chinese Ambassador Cheng Xueyuan attended the donation ceremony and inaugurated the newly-established cardiology unit of the hospital. Speaking at the ceremony, Cheng praised the historic

07 Jul, 2018

India has eyes on Sri Lanka’s growing economic ties with China

India is keeping a close watch on Sri Lanka’s growing economic ties with China. India is to adopt a broad, three-pronged approach to deal with China?s increasing engagement in the South Asian and Indian Ocean neighbourhood ? track Beijing?s activities carefully; pursue its own projects and commitments; and educate and advise neighbours on the consequences of engaging with China, the Hindustan Times reported. Indian External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj laid out this approach at a meeting wit

08 Jul, 2018