Kamal Gunaratne denies revealing war secrets in book

Lanka, US discuss further promoting ties

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Harsha De Silva, following his visit to attend the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Summit in Mexico, visited Washington DC, with a view to further promoting United States-Sri Lanka bilateral relations, in particular on economic and business matters, the Foreign Ministry said today. During his visit, Dr Harsha De Silva met senior officials of the US State Department, US Department of Treasury, US Department of Commerce, Office of Millennium Challenge Corpo

03 Nov, 2015

Parliament erupts over attack on students

A heated exchange of words took place in Parliament?today over the police attack on students last week?in Colombo. The joint opposition staged a protest inside Parliament over the incident after the issue was raised by opposition leader R. Sampanthan. Several members of the joint opposition held placards in protest over the incident and demanded that those responsible be held accountable. Opposition leader R. Sampanthan said that in a democracy people have a right to protest and those who gav

03 Nov, 2015

Sampanthan seeks 100,000 jobs for N-E youth

Opposition leader R Sampanthan today urged Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to take measures to provide 100,000 jobs for the youth in the North and East. Speaking in Parliament, the opposition leader said that unemployment is a huge issue in the country. He said that Sri Lanka’s education system does not assure jobs for those who do well as so there needs to be an employment oriented education system. The opposition leader said that he had discussed the unemployment issue with the Prime Mi

03 Nov, 2015