Price of imported milk powder slashed

US now sees Sri Lanka as a partner

The United States now sees Sri Lanka as a partner, a?US State Department spokesperson said. Jeff Rathke,?Acting Deputy Spokesperson at the State Department said this in response to a question raised on Sri Lanka at the daily press briefing on Monday. “We are building up our relationship with Sri Lanka,” he said. (Colombo Gazette)

05 May, 2015

Ex Minister Johnston Fernando arrested

Former Minister Johnston Fernando was arrested today after he gave a statement to the police Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID). Fernando was questioned for several hours over alleged financial fraud at Sathosa when he was the Minister in charge. The Former Minister?was produced before a Magistrate and remanded.

05 May, 2015

Jayampathy calls for new constitution

Jayampathy Wickramaratne, the leader of a three-member team that prepared the 19th Constitutional Amendment in Sri Lanka, called for a new Constitution which will include a fresh Bill of Rights and address the issues of devolution of powers to provincial councils and power sharing at the Centre. Pointing out that the 19th Amendment did not cover the issues of devolution and power sharing, the expert told The Hindu on Monday that ?ideally speaking, we should have a brand new Constitution. We can

05 May, 2015