Court refuses to issue order against Go Home Gota protests

President assures East PC

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has given an assurance to government coalition members in the?Eastern Provincial Council (EPC) that he will address their concerns regarding the ?Eastern Province Governor Rear Admiral Mohan Wijewickrama. Following this assurance the government alliance members of the EPC have agreed to resume sittings at the council, well informed sources told the Colombo Gazette. Government coalition members of the EPC had been told to head to Kandy yesterday for a meeting with Pres

14 Jul, 2013

TNA rift over CM deepens

The rift in the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) further deepened with the northern members of the Illangai Thamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) threatening to contest the Northern Provincial council polls independently if former Supreme Court Judge C.V.Vigneswaran is nominated as the Chief Ministerial candidate by the TNA for the polls. ITAK is a coalition member of the TNA and they want TNA General Secretary Mavai Senathirajah to be nominated for the post while TNA leader R. Sampanthan is backing Vigneswar

15 Jul, 2013

French Embassy not happy

The Embassy of France in Colombo says it regrets the unfortunate incident and the embarrassment for the general public and for the French Spring partners and sponsors after the local authorities had ordered the suspension of the French Film Festival. The French Film Festival had been organised by the Embassy of France between June 18th and July 14th, with the support of the Ministry of Culture and the Arts, the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall and many others partners and spon

14 Jul, 2013