Excise Department officer arrested with ethanol

SLFP to take action on members who joined SLPP

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has decided to take disciplinary action against SLFP members who joined the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP). SLFP Spokesman Weerakumara Dissanayake said that disciplinary action will be taken against SLFP members S. B. Dissanayake and MP Dilan Perera as well as several other SLFP members who joined the SLPP today. Weerakumara Dissanayake said that disciplinary action will be taken against them for obtaining membership in another political party. He said t

29 Aug, 2019

Archbishop of Canterbury hails Sri Lanka’s resilience after attacks

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, who is in Sri Lanka on a brief visit, hailed Sri Lanka’s resilience after the Easter Sunday attacks. Speaking at a special service held at the Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour, Colombo, the Archbishop of Canterbury noted that people from all faiths were affected by the Easter Sunday attacks. He called on Sri Lanka to stay united and resist all attempts to create division among communities. The British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Sarah Hulto

30 Aug, 2019

Pakistan Minister telephones Sri Lankan Minister to discuss Jammu & Kashmir

Pakistan Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a telephonic conversation with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Tilak Janak Marapana today to discuss the current situation in the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The Foreign Minister briefed his Sri Lankan counterpart on the illegal and unilateral actions of India to alter the disputed status of Jammu and Kashmir, which was in contravention of the international law and UNSC resolutions, the Pakistan Foreign Ministry said. He underline

29 Aug, 2019