Two people shot dead in Angunakolapelessa

Sri Lanka calls for Naval rethink for maritime security

Citing the importance of the waterways around Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday argued for a greater naval role for safety of civilian traffic, The Hindu newspaper reported. Addressing a counter-terror conference in New Delhi over video link from Colombo, Wickremesinghe said more terror attacks were likely to target the maritime sector in the future. ?Non-state actors targeting logistics and infrastructure sector will become a nightmare in the future. Complexities of ma

14 Mar, 2017

Geetha’s MP seat in jeopardy as AG goes to court

Joint Opposition member Geetha Kumarasinghe risks losing her seat in Parliament after the Attorney General (AG) informed court she is still a citizen of Switzerland. The AG informed the Court of Appeal today?Geetha Kumarasinghe has not yet revoked her citizenship in Switzerland.

14 Mar, 2017

WFP says 900,000 face hunger in Sri Lanka

The worst drought in five years has pushed 900,000 people in Sri Lanka into acute food insecurity, the World Food Program (WFP) says, according to the?Reuters news agency. An unpublished survey conducted by government agencies and relief organizations in February found that both food insecurity and debt were rising sharply among families hit by drought, the WFP office in Sri Lanka confirmed to Reuters. The country’s rice harvest could be the worst in 40 years, charity Save the Children predict

14 Mar, 2017