SSP Nihal Thalduwa appointed new Police Spokesman

President to tour Jaffna next week

President Mahinda Rajapaksa is to tour the Jaffna?peninsula next week, officials said today. According to reports from Jaffna, the President will inspect the devolopment work in the area and also have talks with?area?officials. He is also scheduled to declare open the new building of the Jaffna Teaching Hospital and a new courts complex in Chavakacheri. The President is scheduled to arrive in Jaffna on the 12th, officials in Jaffna told the Tamil media today. Presidnt Mahinda Rajapaksa was earli

04 Feb, 2013

President slams attempts to interfere

President Mahinda Rajapaksa, addressing the nation during the 65th Independence Day celebrations in Trincomalee today, criticized attempts by some countries to interfere in the internal affairs of Sri Lanka. Reading out from the UN Charter, the President said that every nation has a right to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity. He also said that the best way his government responds to allegations from some countries is to invite their leaders to visit Sri Lanka and see firsthand th

04 Feb, 2013

UNP boycotts national celebrations

The main opposition United National Party (UNP) today boycotted the national Independence Day celebrations held in Trincomalee. UNP MP Ravi Karunannayake told the Colombo Gazette that the UNP had taken a policy decision to boycott the events organised by the government. He said that the UNP held its own Independence Day celebrations in Galle today with the participation of UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe. “We decided not to attend the government’s celebrations. Therefore we had our own celebrati

04 Feb, 2013