President appoints Pujith Jayasundara as the new IGP

Scot hopes for justice against Malaka Silva two years on

A Scots engineer who became an overnight celebrity in Sri Lanka after punching the hated playboy son of a government minister has spoken of his hope to ?see justice done? as a long-running investigation into the incident finally comes to court, Herald Scotland reported. James Casserly, originally from Shotts in North Lanarkshire, was hailed a hero by the local press after he tackled notorious hellraiser Malaka Silva during a Halloween night out at the Rhythm & Blues nightclub in Colombo in 2014

16 Aug, 2016

Former Japanese Prime Minister holds talks with President

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda called on President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat, the President’s office said. Secretary of the Foreign Ministry , Esala Weerakoon, Sri Lanka?s Ambassador in Japan Professor Dhammika Ganaganath Dissanayake and Ambassador Of Japan in Sri Lanka, Kenichi Suganuma were present on this occasion.

16 Aug, 2016

Army Commander Crishanthe De Silva’s term extended

The term of Army Commander Lieutenant General Crishanthe De Silva has been extended by another year. The term of the current Army Commander was extended by President Maithripala Sirisena, in his capacity as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.

16 Aug, 2016