LTTE cadre detained in India

Couple found hacked to death in Agalawatte

A couple have been found hacked to death in Agalawatte, the Police said today. The Police said that the couple had been found dead inside a house in Kiriwanaketiya in Agalawatte. The Police said that two suspects have already been arrested over the murder.

20 Oct, 2019

President assures peaceful and democratic election

President Maithripala Sirisena has assured a peaceful and democratic election as he will be taking a neutral stand at the polls next month. The President had expressed these views when he met the visiting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Stef Block, the President’s office said. The President and the Foreign Minister discussed bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and the Netherlands as well as regional affairs. The President briefed the Foreign Minister about his stand on the Pr

20 Oct, 2019

India keeps close watch on elections in Sri Lanka

India is keeping a close watch on the upcoming presidential elections in Sri Lanka, where pro-China Gotabaya Rajapaksa is pitted against housing minister and deputy leader of the ruling United National Party Sajith Premadasa, India’s Economic Times reported. The outcome of the election next month will have a bearing on India?s presence in the southern Indian Ocean region. For the first time in Sri Lanka?s political history, no sitting president, prime minister or opposition leader is contestin

21 Oct, 2019