Mangala Samaraweera questioned by CID again

Sri Lankan detained in Mumbai attempting to smuggle gold

A Sri Lankan passport holder, Mohamed Sufiyan Nizamdeen has been arrested in Mumbai while he was attempting to smuggle gold into the country. Nizamdeen, 43, was intercepted based on profiling on arrival from Colombo by SriLankan Airline flight UL 141 in the Arrivals hall after he cleared himself through the Green Channel, The Hindu newspaper reported. Nizamdeen, from Kandy, had been caught smuggling last month. He was booked and issued a summons as per procedure as amount of gold being smuggle

12 Jun, 2017

Sri Lankan delegation and MCC discuss million dollar grant

A Sri Lankan delegation and officials of the?Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) had talks on a million dollar MCC grant. Deputy Minister of Policy Planning and Economic Development Dr. Harsha de Silva who led the Sri Lankan delegation at the talks in the US, said that preparations for the multi-hundred million dollar MCC grant are moving forward. “Our Ambassador in the US Prasad Kariyawasam and I met with top officials of the Millennium Challenge Corporation; Fatema Sumar and Caroline Nguy

11 Jun, 2017

Negotiations still ongoing on Hambantota port deal

An agreement is yet to be reached between the government and a Chinese company on the Hambantota port. Ports and Shipping Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said that talks on the port are still ongoing. The Chinese company and the government have been in talks for several months on operating the port but no deal has been reached yet. A deal was to be reached in January. However pressure from the opposition led to the signing of the deal being postponed. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told P

11 Jun, 2017