Teachers, principals protest in Fort over several demands

After meeting Speaker President decides to meet UNF, Sampanthan

Following a meeting held between President Maithripala Sirisena and Speaker Karu Jayasuriya today, the President has decided to meet opposition leader R. Sampanthan and United National Front (UNF) leaders tomorrow to discuss a solution to the political crisis. The Speaker’s office said that?Jayasuriya met the President on a request made by some Parliamentarians. In Parliament today Minister of Education and Higher Education?Wijeyadasa Rajapaksha urged Speaker Karu Jayasuriya to meet the Presid

29 Nov, 2018

Sri Lanka says Indian trawler sank after collision with Navy ship

An Indian fishing trawler had sunk, south of Delft Island at 1815 hours on 28 November when it collided with a Sri Lanka Naval ship, the Foreign Ministry said today. The Foreign Ministry said the incident happened while the Sri Lanka Navy was escorting approximately 30 Indian fishing trawlers that had been poaching within Sri Lankan waters. The collision with?Sri Lanka Naval ship Edithara II had occurred due to the aggressive maneuvering of the trawlers and the poor visibility that prevailed a

29 Nov, 2018

TNA suspects Karuna and EPDP involved in criminal acts

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) raised suspicions in Parliament today that former LTTE member Karuna Amman and the Eelam Peoples Democratic Party (EPDP) were involved in some criminal incidents in the North and East. TNA Parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran told Parliament today that Karuna Amman’s group was suspected to be behind some recent crimes in Batticaloa. He also said that the EPDP was suspected to be behind recent attacks in the North. Sumanthiran said that EPDP leader Douglas Devanan

30 Nov, 2018