SC directs Bribery Commission to file charges on Namal

External turbulence a challenge for Sri Lanka after budget

The Government says external turbulence will be a challenge for Sri Lanka?when implementing the proposed budget for 2017. Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake told reporters today that Sri Lanka will however need to confront any challenge it does not foresee. He also said that misleading comments made by some political parties will also be a challenge for the Government. The Government hopes to present the budget for 2017 to Parliament in November. “We will do our best to ensure we get to the

29 Sep, 2016

Environment not conducive to hold summit says Sri Lanka

The Government today said that the environment in the Pakistan region is not conducive to hold south Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit, which was scheduled to take place in November. The?Foreign Ministry said the Government regrets that the prevailing environment in the region is not conducive for holding the 19th?SAARC Summit in Islamabad on?9th?and 10th?November 2016. “The General Provisions of the SAARC Charter require that decisions at all levels shall be taken on t

30 Sep, 2016

BBS holds protest against Wigneswaran in Vavuniya

The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) staged a protest in Vavuniya today against Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran. The BBS said that the protest was?staged to express opposition to the recent statements reportedly made by Wigneswaran. BBS General Secretary Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara thero lead the protest. The BBS said yesterday the protest will look to draw attention to the need to protect the ?minority Sinhalese? community in the North. Wigneswaran is reported to have said recently that

30 Sep, 2016