Soldier on duty at MOD commits suicide

TNA sets target to become main opposition in new Parliament

By Farook Sihan The Tamil National Alliance has sought support to be the main opposition in the new Parliament. Former TNA Parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran told reporters in Ampara today that the TNA will continue to push for a political solution for Tamils. He said apart from that, the TNA will ensure other key issues faced by the Tamils in the North and East are also addressed. Sumanthiran said that the TNA had worked with the Government established in 2015 to ensure most of the issues fac

14 Jun, 2020

Complaint filed against SLBC with Elections Commission

A complaint has been filed against the State owned Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) with the National Elections Commission. In the complaint, the Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) said that SLBC was used to promote Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is a candidate at the upcoming Parliamentary election. CaFFE said that a programme had been aired yesterday (Sunday) to mark Rajapaksa’s 50 years in politics. The election monitoring group said that promoting Rajapaksa on SL

14 Jun, 2020

Egypt assures it will support Sri Lanka to eradicate extremism

http://i.imgur.com/OXd4DCk.jpg Egypt today assured that it will continue providing support to Sri Lanka in eradicating extremism. The Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Sri Lanka today observed with much concern local media coverage of the first evidence given by prelate Ven. Galaboda Aththe Gnanasara Thero before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Easter Sunday attacks on 13 June 2020, where Egypt has been wrongly associated with the name of the Qatari citizen, fundamentali

15 Jun, 2020