Bomb found at Aluthkade

MR accuses Government of halting development

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa says since the change of Government, there has been a palpable downturn in the economy and work on many development projects have?halted. Speaking at the Abhayarama Temple in Narahenpita Rajapaksa said that not a single new development project has been initiated since January this year. He also accused the Government of placing the country in the throes of an unprecedented crisis due to economic mismanagement. “The new Government?s first fully fledged budget

29 Nov, 2015

President to attend UN conference on climate change

President Maithripala Sirisena who participated in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting held in Malta, will leave for France today?to attend the United Nations Conference on Climate Change ? 2015. The conference will be held in Le Bourget, France form 30th of November to 11th of December, 2015. This is the 21st Conference of the Parties, i.e. the annual meeting of all countries which want to take action for the climate. The expected outcome of this year?s conference is to come to an in

29 Nov, 2015

No special security check for Maldivians in Lanka

Despite reports of an extensive security search of Maldivians who travelled to Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Saturday afternoon, the search had not been extraordinary, the top representative of Maldives in its closest neighbour said Sunday, according to Haveeru Online. Maldives High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Zahiya Zareer told Haveeru that there was no evidence to suggest that Maldivians had undergone a special security check at Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport. However, Zahiya not

29 Nov, 2015