Foreign assistance recommended in Thajudeen probe

Army chief says Indo-Lanka fishing issue affecting Northern fishermen

Army Commander Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake says the Indo-Lanka fishing issue?is having a negative impact on the livelihood of fishermen in the North. He said this while?delivered the prestigious ?Colonel Henry Steel Olcott? oration to a packed audience at the Colombo Ananda College at the invitation of the Old Boys? Association (OBA) and the Principal, the Army media unit said today. “The Indo-Lanka fishery issue has become an impediment to sustainable development and human security b

04 Nov, 2018

President reconvenes Parliament on November 14th

President Maithripala Sirisena has decided to reconvene Parliament on November 14th, just two days earlier than the date he had initially fixed. President Sirisena issued a gazette notice today to reconvene Parliament at 10am on?November 14th. On October 27th the President had prorogued Parliament till November 16th. The move followed the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) withdrawing from the unity Government and Ranil Wickremesinghe being sacked as Prime Minister. Wickremesinghe refus

04 Nov, 2018

Rosy suspects sabotage of street lights during demo

Colombo Mayor Rosy Senanayake has raised suspicions of sabotage during a protest at the?Liberty Roundabout this evening. It was brought to her notice that?street lights around the Liberty Roundabout failed to come on at the usual time this evening. Groundviews tweeted images of a demonstration staged at the?Liberty Roundabout this evening calling for Parliament to be reconvened early to resolve the ongoing political crisis in the country. It was noted during the protest that the street lights

04 Nov, 2018