Four people killed in Thambuttegama accident

Former military intelligence head remanded until April 18

Former military intelligence head Major General (Retired) Amal Karunasekara, who was arrested by the Police Criminal Investigations Department (CID) yesterday over investigations into the abduction and assault on journalist Keith Noyahr, has been remanded until?April 18. Major General Karunasekara was accused of being involved in the 2008 abduction of the then Associate Editor of The Nation, Keith Noyahr. Major General Karunasekara was detained at the Military Hospital yesterday where he was r

06 Apr, 2018

SLFP Ministers who backed motion on PM seek removal from posts

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Ministers who voted in support of a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, have written to President Maithripala Sirisena requesting that they be removed from their Ministerial posts. Several key Ministers of the SLFP, including?Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera and Ministers S.B. Dissanayake and Anura Priyadharshana Yapa,? voted for the?no-confidence motion?against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. The motion was defeated and

07 Apr, 2018

UNP tells President cannot work with some SLFP Ministers

The United National Party (UNP) has officially informed President Maithripala Sirisena it cannot work with some Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Ministers, Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said today. The UNP has said it wants the SLFP Ministers who voted against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe removed from the unity Government. SLFP Ministers, including Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera and Ministers S.B. Dissanayake and Anura Priyadharshana Yapa, voted for the no-confidence motion. (Colo

08 Apr, 2018