Supreme Court suspends decision to provide house to Sirisena

OMP assures commitment, set to open Jaffna office

The Office on Missing Persons (OMP) says it?remains committed to protecting the rights of victims and their families. The OMP today announced that it is opening its regional office in Jaffna at No 124, Adiyapatham Road, Jaffna on 24 August 2019. This will be third regional office of the OMP to open this year. Presently the OMP has regional offices in Matara and Mannar. The inauguration will be under the patronage of Hon. Karu Jayasuriya, Speaker of Parliament and Chairman of the Constitutiona

16 Aug, 2019

PM thanks India for continued confidence in Sri Lanka

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe thanked India for the continued confidence it has in Sri Lanka. Wickremesinghe and the High Commissioner of India, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, today inaugurated Sri Lanka?s first vehicle assembly plant built by Mahindra Ideal Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd in Mathugama. Mahindra Ideal Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd. is a joint venture between Mahindra & Mahindra of India and Ideal Motors of Sri Lanka. Charitha Ratwatte, Advisor to Prime Minister, Chairman, Board of Investment, Mangala Yapa

17 Aug, 2019

Teen son of NTJ leader’s second in command arrested

The 16 year old son of National Thowheed Jamath (NTJ) leader Zahran Hashim?s second-in-command, Naufer Moulavi has been arrested. The Police said that Mohamed Naufer Abdulla was arrested in Ampara based on information provided by the State Intelligence Service (SIS). According to the Police the 16 year old boy had received weapons training under Zahran Hashim prior to the Easter Sunday attacks.

16 Aug, 2019