Three killed, 7 injured following accident in Galewala

Arjun Aloysius and Kasun Palisena further remanded

Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) owner Arjun Aloysius and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kasun Palisena were today ordered to be further remanded until November 7th in the treasury bond scam case. Arjun Aloysius and Kasun Palihena are in remand after being arrested over the Central Bank treasury bond scam.?(Colombo Gazette)

25 Oct, 2018

Media rights group slams comments made against Indian journalist in Colombo

A media rights group has slammed comments made against an Indian journalist based in Colombo after she reported on comments made by President Maithripala Sirisena at a cabinet meeting recently. The Free Media Movement (FMM) said the allegations against The Hindu correspondent Meera Srinivasan by the Government and its supporters regarding her reportage about a statement made at the cabinet meeting go beyond the right of reply and have become a threat, violating media freedom and freedom of expr

25 Oct, 2018

Sri Lanka notes importance of support given by Pakistan

The newly appointed High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to the? Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Noordeen Mohamed Shaheid, Attorney at Law?assumed duties at the High Commission of Sri Lanka in Islamabad, the Foreign Ministry said today. At a simple ceremony following the assumption of duties, High Commissioner-designate Mohamed Shaheid said that though the formal Diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Sri Lanka started in 1948, the genesis of the relations dates back to the Gandhara era. He further

25 Oct, 2018