Two policemen injured in Akuressa shooting

China claims it has Sri Lanka’s support on South China Sea issue

The Chinese Government claims it has the support of Sri Lanka in the?South China Sea issue. China’s Foreign Ministry brushed off doubts about how many countries have offered support for its position in a case brought by the Philippines over Chinese claims in the South China Sea, saying the number of nations was growing daily. China has stepped up its rhetoric ahead of an expected ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague on the Philippine case. China refuses to recognize the ca

24 Jun, 2016

Government defends stand it took on backing UK in EU

The Government today backed the decision it took to support the campaign to keep Britain in the European Union (EU). Deputy Foreign Minister Dr. Harsh de Silva said that the decision was taken in the best interest of Sri Lanka’s economy. He said that Sri Lanka’s future has a dependence on the world economy?especially since Sri Lanka is looking to export apparel to the EU under the GSP trade concession scheme to which Britain is also a member. The British public today?voted for the UK to leave

24 Jun, 2016

RTI bill unanimously passed in Parliament without a vote

The Right To Information (RTI) bill was unanimously passed in Parliament today without a vote being taken. The RTI bill was passed at the end of the second day of a two day debate. Parliament yesterday began debating the amended Right to Information (RTI) bill. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the amended bill was submitted to Parliament after extensive discussions with several political parties and civil society. He recalled that since 2004 several attempts were made to bring the RT

24 Jun, 2016