Ishadi Amanda crowned Mrs. Sri Lanka World 2024

Proposal to build armoury complex in Oyamaduwa approved

Cabinet has approved a proposal to build an armoury in Oyamaduwa to store weapons and?ammunition currently temporarily stored at various locations. The Government said that during the conflict in the?North and East, ammunition and explosives were stored temporarily in various places, and in 2011 the cabinet had approved the construction?of an armoury complex which meets?international standards in an area with low population. As it is suitable to store armaments in an area with low population,

02 Aug, 2016

PM says political initiative will bring about political stability

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says the?National Government consisting of the country?s two major political parties headed by President Maithripala Sirisena is introducing a politics of convergence to consolidate democracy. He says this political initiative will bring about political stability and a bi-partisan agreement to formulate a stable economic and political framework ? an urgent need given decades of highly partisan and parochial politics. In this background economic reforms in Sri

02 Aug, 2016

Port city agrees not to seek compensation from Sri Lanka

The Sri Lankan Government and the Chinese company involved in the construction of the?port city ay Galle Face have reached a compromise on the project which has been stalled for several months. Government spokesman and Media Minister?Gayantha Karunathilake told reporters today that the Chinese company, CHEC Port City Colombo, has agreed not to seek compensation from the Government for the losses incurred after the project was temporarily suspended. ?In view of the goodwill created by the visit

02 Aug, 2016