Four elephants electrocuted in Batti

Sampanthan says effective substantial devolution a must

The historic Indo-Sri Lanka Peace Accord that mooted a permanent solution to the decades-long-ethnic conflict in the island nation was signed on July 29, thirty years ago. Veteran Tamil leader and Leader of Opposition in the Sri Lankan Parliament R. Sampanthan recalls how the then Government and TULF, the main Tamil party, had marathon negotiations for 20 days during 1986 that brought about the 13th Amendment of Constitution. “The Tamils’ struggle for self rule had been in the political arena

30 Jul, 2017

New Army Chief of Staff Karunasekara assumes duties

The 51st Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, Major General Amal Karunasekara assumed office this morning during a simple ceremony at his office in the Army Headquarters. Members of the Maha Sangha performed religious observances and invoked blessings on the new appointment as the new Chief of Staff Major General Amal Karunasekara began signing a formal document to signify the acceptance of his new office. Towards the end of the brief ceremony the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Mahe

28 Jul, 2017

President orders more relief for drought affected areas

President Maithripala Sirisena has ordered more relief to be sent to the drought affected areas. Over 1 million people have been affected by the drought, with the North and East the most affected. Last month the United Nations said the drought followed by floods had slashed agricultural production in Sri Lanka, leaving some 900,000 people facing food insecurity. Production of rice, the country?s staple food, is forecast to drop almost 40 percent to 2.7 million tonnes in 2017, the U.N. Food an

30 Jul, 2017