Train, bus operations in several areas cancelled or restricted

Army Lieutenant Colonel remanded over attack on wife

The?military officer who was?arrested over an attack on his wife recently has been remanded till September 9 by the Kaduwela Magistrate. Lieutenant Colonel Pradeep Kumara Nettasinghe was arrested over the?incident where his wife was shot at in Athurugiriya by an unidentified group. The woman was?admitted to hospital for treatment with?gunshot wounds.(Colombo Gazette)

31 Aug, 2016

Sri Lanka to establish secretariat with Japan to expand cooperation

The Government today?announced that it has decided to establish a secretariat with Japan to expand cooperation in several areas. The Government information department said that during the official visit of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to Japan in October 2015, the Governments of Sri Lanka and Japan had agreed to declare cooperation covering the areas of advanced agriculture, science and technology for industries, advanced infrastructure and regional development, education and human resou

31 Aug, 2016

UN chief to discuss issue on foreign judges in war probe

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon may?discuss the issue of having foreign judges in Sri Lanka’s domestic accountability process on the war, a UN spokesman said. Ban Ki-moon’s spokesman St?phane Dujarric said that the UN chief will?address a number of issues related to justice and accountability. “It’s a forward?looking message of the need for, obviously, for accountability, for reconciliation, and for development.? And that the UN will be there with the Sri Lankan people to help? to help them o

31 Aug, 2016