Two arrested for printing fake Indian currency

SLPP CMC member arrested over CPC incident

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Colombo Municipal Council member K. G. Kulathissa was arrested today over his involvement in the unrest at the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) premises in October. Kulathissa was accused of preventing Minister Arjuna Ranatunga from performing his duties at the time at the CPC office. A tense situation arose at the CPC office in October when some employees and others attempting to assault?Ranatunga. Ranatunga?s security guard opened fire injuring at least

07 Jan, 2019

CC unanimously approves nomination to replace Eva

The Constitutional Council (CC) has approved the nomination made by?President Maithripala Sirisena to replace?Supreme Court judge Eva Wanasundera. Eva Wanasundera had retired as a?Supreme Court judge and the President had nominated a replacement. The CC which met today unanimously approved the nomination of the President. The Constitutional Council, chaired by Speaker Karu Jayasuriya, also reconfirmed the nominations made by President Maithripala Sirisena for the appointment of three Supreme

07 Jan, 2019

Sri Lanka wants FTA with Pakistan to benefit both countries

Sri Lanka says the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Pakistan must benefit both countries. The High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Pakistan, Noordeen Mohamed Shaheid said that terrorism remained a big challenge for Sri Lanka but today Sri Lanka is a peaceful country. He said, ?We have defeated terrorism but this target could not be achieved without immense support of Pakistan.? He was speaking at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry, The Nation in Pakistan reported today. The LCCI President

08 Jan, 2019