Fire destroys 80 houses in Kajeemawatta

SLPP confident it will sweep the next election

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) is confident it will sweep the next election. The ruling party?says it is prepared to go for elections at any time. SLPP MP Johnston Fernando told Parliament today that his party will hold elections at the appropriate time. He told the opposition to get ready to contest an election. Fernando expressed confidence the SLPP will register a big win at the next election. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa had also said earlier that the SLPP is prepared to go

10 Feb, 2022

Charitha Herath re-appointed COPE Chairman

Professor Charitha Herath has been re-appointed as the Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) for the Second Session of the ninth Parliament. Herath?s name was proposed by Minister Sarath Weerasekara and seconded by MP Susil Premjayanth at its inaugural committee meeting held today (10) at the Parliament premises. Prof. Charitha Herath also served as the Chairman of the COPE during the first session of the ninth Parliament. The Committee Members were recently appointed by the

10 Feb, 2022

China?s South China Sea actions faces counter reactions from international community

China?s shift from the so-called ?nine-dash line? toward a new legal theory based on?Four-Sha?to bolster its claims in the?South China Sea?(SCS) region could create new challenges for the countries in the region and international community. The Four-Sha is an attempt to develop an UNCLOS-like justification for control over the South?China?Sea, with some sort of legal basis. This shift has been noticed by member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and ?is even more se

10 Feb, 2022