Matara National school principal arrested for obtaining bribe

Army Commander briefs troops being deployed to Mali

Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva briefed a new contingent of troops being deployed to Mali to join the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission (MINUSMA). The new team is being sent after the UN raised concerns over Silva’s appointment as Army Commander as a result of human rights allegations linked to him. The new contingent of 243 Army personnel of the Combat Convoy Company (CCC) of the Sri Lanka Army, set to leave for Mali, presented a formal

06 Nov, 2019

Monk ends fast following assurances from PM, Sajith

The Venerable Ududumbara Kashyapa Thera ended his fast unto death campaign after receiving assurances from Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa that the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) agreement would not be signed before the 16 November elections. A letter from Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has stated that the MCC agreement would not be signed before the Presidential election and would be signed only after getting the consent of the relev

06 Nov, 2019

SLFP splinter group lashes out at party leadership

The National Organization for the Protection of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), a splinter group of the SLFP, lashed out at the party leadership saying they had set the path for the destruction of the party. Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and Parliamentarian Kumara Welgama slammed the decision to back Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the 16 November election. Speaking at a convention staged by the National Organization for

05 Nov, 2019