Kapila Jayampathi appointed new Air Force chief

Several concessions announced in 2016 budget

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake today announced several concessions during the presentation of the 2016 budget. Among the concessions he announced was a reduction in gas and kerosene prices as well as a cut in the price of local milk powder. In the budget speech,?Karunanayake proposed to reduce the price of 11 selected essential?commodities as promised. “I propose?to reduce the Special Commodity Levy (SCL) of potatoes by Rs 25/- per kilogram.?Accordingly, it is expected to provide a price

20 Nov, 2015

TNA demands answers on Trinco underground cells

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) today demanded answers from the authorities on the?underground secret cells at the Trincomalee navy camp,?in light of an admission by former navy Commander?Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda that those cells were used to detain people. In a highly charged speech in Parliament today during the debate on the 2016 budget, Parliamentarian M A Sumanthiran questioned as to why people like Karannagoda are not being investigated over the cells. Sumanthiran quoted Karannagod

21 Nov, 2015

Forum in Malaysia seeks pressure on Lanka

Participants at a one day forum held in Malaysia have called on?the international community to?continue to put pressure on the Sri Lanka government and the United Nations (UN) to ensure the wrongs endured by Tamils during the civil war are righted. Gelang Patah MP Lim Kit Siang said no efforts should be spared until the Tamils in that country were restored to their human rights and the truth, The Sun Daily reported. He said the reconciliation process as called for by the UN Office of the High

21 Nov, 2015