Six soldiers killed in Diyatalawa

Bus strike called off after agreement reached to increase fares by 12.5%

The strike by private bus operators which was scheduled to be launched tomorrow, has been called off, after an agreement was reached to increase bus fares by 12.5 percent. Cabinet had earlier approved a bus fare hike of?6.56 percent but private bus operators were not happy. Private bus operators had expected a higher price increase and decided to launch a strike tomorrow in protest over the fare hike approved by the cabinet. However, the?private bus operators said that the strike has been cal

16 May, 2018

India to fund construction of 300 houses near Madhu Church

India is to fund the construction of 300 houses near the Madhu Church in Mannar, the Government said today. John Amaratunge, Minister of Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs has put forward a?proposal to build 300 houses around Madu Church at Mannar for the use of devotees and tourists. The Government of India has agreed to provide Rs. 300 million in financial support to implement the project. Accordingly the proposal submitted by Minister?John Amaratunge to sign a Memorandum o

16 May, 2018

Rights group lists 280 names of war missing in Sri Lanka

A human rights group?has listed 280 names of people said to have gone missing during the final stages of the war in Sri Lanka. The South Africa based International Truth and Justice Project said that Sri Lanka?s Office of Missing Persons is duty bound to?question war-time military leaders over hundreds of cases of enforced disappearance that took place on the final day of the civil war in 2009 if it wants to recover the truth about these cases. Among those who disappeared were at least 29 Tami

15 May, 2018