AG tells IGP to probe and submit report on Vijayakala’s speech

El Nino linked to heavy rain in Sri Lanka

The third Advisory Note on El Nino for Asia-Pacific countries issued by the UN says?El Nino could be linked to the heavy rain experienced in Sri Lanka these days. The Advisory Note is issued jointly by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia (RIMES), says It warns that the current El Nino event is likely to be one of the strongest since 1997-1998 and will persist into th

10 Dec, 2015

Nimal takes on Welgama on CTB losses

Transport Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva today slammed former Minister of Transport Kumara Welgama for the losses suffered by the Sri Lanka Transport Board. He said that when the?Sri Lanka Transport Board, also known as the CTB, was under the former Minister, it failed to pay EPF, ETF and gratuity to its employees. He said that the CTB owes several companies and is facing liabilities running into millions of rupees. Earlier?Kumara Welgama insisted that he is being targeted for refusing to j

09 Dec, 2015

Yapa accused of telling lies, polls on schedule

State Minister of Finance Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena has been accused of attempting to mislead the public by claiming that the?Local Government Elections will be postponed. The Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) said it believes that citizens of Sri Lanka must unite to oppose moves by certain sections of the government to postpone the Local Government Election due to political reasons. State Minister of finance Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena has told media that the Local Government electio

09 Dec, 2015