Jaffna, Kilinochchi schools shut as heavy rain continues

Trade unions object to postponing May Day to May 07

Trade unions today raised strong objections to the decision taken by the Government to postpone May Day to May 7th this year. In a joint statement, several trade unions said that in Sri Lanka it is a workers? right to celebrate international workers? day on May 01st. May Day was declared a holiday in Sri Lanka in 1956 for the public, bank and mercantile sectors. The trade unions said that after 62 years this Government has declared May Day a working day by issuing a gazette notification that

18 Apr, 2018

PM briefs Chief Prelates on political situation in the country

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today met the Chief Prelates in Kandy and briefed them on the political developments in the country. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, the Prime Minister said that once President Maithripala Sirisena returns from London a new National program will be set in motion. The Prime Minister said that the key focus of the Government at the moment is to strengthen National unity, peace and reconciliation in the country. He also said that several projects laun

18 Apr, 2018

Former SLFP Ministers demand new General Secretary

Former Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Ministers are demanding the appointment of a new General Secretary for the SLFP. Former Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera said that the SLFP cannot continue under a?General Secretary who backs the United National Party (UNP). Duminda Dissanayake is currently the?General Secretary of the SLFP but?Jayasekera said that the SLFP members who left the unity Government recently will push for a new?General Secretary. He said that at the SLFP Central Committee m

17 Apr, 2018