Woman murdered, son injured in Boralesgamuwa

UK envoy holds discussions with MR

The British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka?Sarah Hulton had talks with Leader of the Opposition Mahinda Rajapaksa. The High Commissioner tweeted today saying that she made a courtesy call on the Leader of the Opposition. “We discussed people to people links between Sr iLanka and the UK, including education,” the High Commissioner said.

24 Sep, 2019

Hambantota Port says it is no longer a white elephant

The Hambantota International Port is no longer a white elephant, the management of the port said in a press statement. The management said that eighteen months to the formation of HIPG, the public private partnership between CMPort and the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), to manage the Hambantota International Port (HIP), the company has made phenomenal progress. “They have successfully turned it around, bringing the port into the limelight and strategically positioning it within the internat

24 Sep, 2019

Minister accuses BBS of promoting sub-national Sinhala Buddhist state

A Government Minister has accused the Bodu Bala Sena led by the Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero of attempting to build a sub-national Sinhala Buddhist state. Minister of National Integration, Official Languages, Social Progress and Hindu Religious Affairs Mano Ganesan said that while the Government is building a Sri Lankan state encompassing Sinhala, Tamil, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Islam and Catholic Sri Lankans, the BBS is building a sub-national Sinhala Buddhist state. Ganesan’s co

23 Sep, 2019