Tenth suspect arrested in Vithya murder remanded

Singapore confident of ties with Sri Lanka

Singapore has expressed confidence that the relations with Sri Lanka?would be further deepened and strengthened. These views were expressed when the newly appointed High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Singapore, Nimal Weeraratne presented his credentials to Tony Tan Keng Yam, President of the Republic of Singapore, the Foreign ministry said today. The ceremony was held at the Istana, the office and the official residence of the President of Singapore where the High Commissioner was welcomed with

27 Nov, 2015

Events held in North to remember war dead

Several events were held in the North today to remember the Tamils killed during the 30 year war, particularly during the final battle. Northern Provincial Council member?M.K. Sivajilingham?took part in religious observances outside the?Nallur Kandaswamy Temple in Jaffna this morning in remembrance of those killed during the war.

27 Nov, 2015

Government to reduce women sent to work abroad

The Government says it wants to curtail the number of Sri Lankan women going abroad as domestic workers. Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Harsha de Silva said that the Government policy is to create a new economic environment with ample opportunities to Sri Lankan women to contribute more to the economy while working in Sri Lanka. He was speaking at an event organized to handover compensation to families of the deceased migrant workers in the Middle East and Russia. Thirty four such fam

26 Nov, 2015