Chinese sentiment toward Japan sours on eve of diplomatic milestone

Prime Minister says will ensure legal action on corrupt practices

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says the Government will ensure legal action is taken on corrupt practices which occurred since 2008. A statement by the Prime Minister’s office said that the Prime Minister backs the move to submit the report by the?Presidential commission investigating the treasury bond scam to the Attorney General’s Department to initiate legal action. According to the report?the public suffered a loss of?Rs. 11.5 billion as a result of the?treasury bond deal. The Commis

04 Jan, 2018

Thirteen accused of funding the LTTE to stand trial in Swiss court

Thirteen financiers accused of funnelling more than CH15 million ($15.3 million) to the Sri Lankan Tamil separatist group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) will stand trial before the Swiss Federal Criminal Court on Monday. The accused are from Switzerland, Germany and Sri Lanka. Some are former members of the World Tamil Coordinating Committee (WTCC), which represented the LTTE in Switzerland until 2009, and include its founder, his deputy and the person in charge of finances, Swiss Info

04 Jan, 2018

Manoj Sirisena appointed Southern Provincial Council Minister

Manoj Sirisena was appointed as the Southern Provincial Council Minister of Sports and Youth affairs, Culture and Arts, Social Welfare, Probationary Care and Child Protection, Women?s Affairs, Housing and Construction and?Manpower and Employment. He was sworn-in today before President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat. The Governor of the Southern Province, Hemakumara Nanayakkara,?the Chief Minister of Southern Province,?Shan Wijayalal De Silva and others participated on thi

04 Jan, 2018