Defence Ministry regrets attack on disabled soldiers

President to appoint commission to probe malpractices by Ranil

President Maithripala Sirisena today said he hopes to appoint a commission to investigate corruption and malpractice alleged to have taken place under former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s cabinet. Sirisena told reporters today that there are serious allegations against?Wickremesinghe and his cabinet. The President said the investigation will cover January 2015 to October 2018. He said the investigation will result in serious revelations surfacing, more serious than the Central Bank tre

25 Nov, 2018

India to hold naval defence exercise with Sri Lanka, Maldives

The Indian Coast Guard is to take part in an exercise with its Maldivian and Sri Lankan counterparts starting Monday, India Today reported. This is India’s first defence engagement with Maldives after the new administration came to power there and openly said that it prefers India over China. Coast Guard chief Rajendra Singh would be present in Male along with Indian ships, including the advanced offshore patrol vessel ICGS Samar and fast patrol vessel ICGS Aryaman. While Sri Lanka would be re

24 Nov, 2018

SLMC says it will never support MR because of Digana incidents

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) says it will never support newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa because of the violence which took place in?Digana when he was President. SLMC leader Rauff Hakeem said that?Rajapaksa is feared by the minorities. “Under no circumstances will we allow the return of the Rajapaksa regime which was inherently corrupt and intrinsically evil. Feared much by the minorities? they remind us of the horrors of the past. We all know who were behind the Digan

25 Nov, 2018