Sarath Weerawansa granted bail in state vehicle case

Speaker defends Mahinda holding opposition leader post

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya today defended the decision to name United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Parliamentarian Mahinda Rajapaksa as leader of the opposition. In a statement in Parliament, the Speaker said that Rajapaksa’s appointment to the post was legitimate. Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R. Sampanthan had written to the Speaker challenging?Rajapaksa’s appointment to the post. Sampanthan also raised the matter in Parliament today. His main objection was linked to Rajapaksa belo

25 Jan, 2019

Twenty-four Indians employed in Sri Lanka arrested

Twenty-four Indians who were employed in Ingiriya have been arrested by customs officers. The Customs Department said that the Indians were arrested following a raid last evening. Investigations had revealed that the Indians did not have valid visas to be employed in Sri Lanka. The Indians were employed in a factory with another group of Indians but it was found that the 24 Indians did not have valid visas to be employed in Sri Lanka. They were taken to the Mirihana immigration detention cen

26 Jan, 2019

UN Chief, UN Security Council condemn attack on Sri Lankan troops

The UN Secretary-General, Ant?nio Guterres, strongly condemned the attack which led to the deaths of two ?blue helmets? from Sri Lanka and injured six others. Guterres conveyed his ?deep condolences to the Government of Sri Lanka, and the families of the victims?, and wished a speedy recovery to those injured. A peacekeeper from Burkina Faso was also injured in a separate IED attack against another convoy near the same area, on Thursday. ?These cowardly acts will not deter MINUSMA?s determina

26 Jan, 2019