Gotabaya and joint opposition seek support in Japan

Group of 83 refugees to return from Tamil Nadu

A group of 83 refugees will be returning to Sri Lanka from Tamil Nadu on Tuesday through the process facilitated by?the Colombo office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said. Thousands of Tamils fled Sri Lanka to Tamil Nadu between 1983-1984 and were housed in refugee camps across Tamil Nadu. Over the past few years a number of refugees had returned voluntarily with the assistance of the UN refugee agency. The government has also encouraged the refugees to return an

27 Jan, 2019

Thirteen-coach train supplied by India launched from Colombo

President Maithripala Sirisena today flagged off a new thirteen-coach train, supplied by India. Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation of Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga and High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh Sandhu were also present. The train (self-propelled Diesel Multiple Unit-DMU) was procured under the Indian concessional financing by Sri Lanka Railways. The maiden journey of the train was from the Fort Station in Colombo to Kankesanthurai Station in Jaffna. The ceremo

27 Jan, 2019

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