Two former top SEC officials arrested

Australian PM hails Sri Lanka’s reconciliation programme

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull today hailed the reconciliation programme undertaken by the Government. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull held productive discussions with the President and Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, during a visit to Colombo, the Australian High Commission said. The visit marked the 70th anniversary of bilateral relations and highlighted the strong friendship between the two countries. The leaders identified new areas of collaboration including in trade and investm

02 Nov, 2017

State Christmas festival to be held in Trincomalee

The?State Christmas festival will be held in Trincomalee this year, the Government information department said. A Proposal made by the Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs Minister John Amaratunge to hold the State Christmas festival under the theme “Christmas is the origin of love” within the area of Roman Catholic Diocese of Trincomalee, was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.

01 Nov, 2017

Over 130 complaints filed against the press with PCCSL

The Press Complaints Commission of Sri Lanka (PCCSL) released its Annual Report 2016 following the monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the PCCSL today at its office in Colombo. PCCSL CEO Sukumar Rockwood presented a copy of the Annual Report 2016 to Kumar Nadesan, Chairman, Board of Directors of the PCCSL and other Board Members present. The Annual Report 2016 was printed on gratis basis by Nimal Welgamaa, Managing Director of Upali Newspapers Limited. The PCCSL received 133 complaint

01 Nov, 2017