President acts on Wilpattu issue

Namal says India misread Lanka’s ties with China

India misinterpreted the Rajapaksa administration?s relationship with China, but is silent on the current government?s engagement with the rising super power, Sri Lankan parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa, the eldest son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, said. ?We always made sure that Sri Lankan soil or waters was not used against any other country. And we maintained that during my father?s time on a strict basis,? he told The Hindu in a recent interview. Formerly a rugby player, he captain

08 Feb, 2017

COPE report on 15 state institutions to Parliament

The report by the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) on 15 state institutions was presented to Parliament today. The report includes inquiries conducted on the Sri Lanka Cricket Board (SLC), Sri Lanka Insurance?and the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC). The report was submitted to Parliament by COPE chairman Sunil Handunetti. (Colombo Gazette)

08 Feb, 2017

Journalists accused of plotting to kill Mahind acquitted

Three journalists who were accused of plotting to kill former President Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2009 were today acquitted in the case. Journalists Daya Nettasinghe, Ravindra Pushpakumara and Shalika Wimalasena were arrested in September 2009 but were later granted bail. The three journalists had been arrested?after they?visited a location to report on the construction of a road leading to a house of a relative of the former President. The three journalists were arrested on the charge of conspiri

08 Feb, 2017