Five policemen injured in Badulla road accident

Polls on August 17, Parliament on September 1

Parliament elections will be held on August 17, according to the gazette notification?signed?by President Maithripala Sirisena. Accordingly, following the August elections,?the new Parliament will convene on September 1. Nominations for the Parliament elections will be called for between July 6 and July 13. President Maithripala Sirisena signed the gazette notification dissolving Parliament from midnight tonight. Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya is scheduled to hold a media conferen

26 Jun, 2015

TNA wants political prisoners freed first

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) today called on the Government to free Tamil political prisoners before holding a festival for the diaspora in Sri Lanka. TNA Batticaloa District Parliamentarian?P. Ariyanenthiran said that the Government has kept saying they will release the Tamil political prisoners but yet they have not been freed. He said that the Tamils cannot accept holding?a festival for the Tamil Diaspora before measures are taken to release the Tamils in jail. The Government had rece

26 Jun, 2015

Former Indian President and Sirisena hold talks

  Former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam held talks with President Maithripala Sirisena today while in Sri Lanka to attend a conference. The President’s media unit said that the meeting took place at the President’s office and that both sides exchanged pleasantries at the meeting.

26 Jun, 2015