Former SAITM CEO further remanded over shooting

Government says no threat to stability

The Government says there is no threat to the stability of the Government after a few Ministers from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) had resigned. Four Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) members in the Government resigned from their portfolios today. Ministers Dilan Perera, C.B. Rathnayake, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena and Pavithra Wanniarachchi announced that they had resigned as they could not work with the Government. However United National Party (UNP) MP and Deputy Foreign Minister Ajith Pere

21 May, 2015

Jayalalithaa back as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister

AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa was on Friday unanimously elected its legislature party leader, paving the way for her return as a chief minister of Tamil Nadu following her acquittal in a disproportionate assets case, the Hindustan Times reported. Party MLAs, including party treasurer and chief minister O Panneerselvam, assembled at the party headquarters in Chennai in the morning and re-elected Jayalalithaa as AIADMK legislative chief. Panneeerselvam forwarded the motion to elect her as legisl

22 May, 2015

Malaysian PM’s special envoy, Maithri hold talks

A special envoy of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak held talks with President Maithripala Sirisena today. The President’s office said that Datu Seri Utama Samy Vellu called on President Maithripala Sirisena at his official residence today and expressed interest in major joint ventures and investments in several areas. The team had expressed interest in large-scale joint ventures such as the Colombo unirail project, Colombo-Kandy Highway construction and laying an oil pipeline from Colombo

21 May, 2015