Finance Ministry denies claims Arjun has post in the Ministry

Over 700 acres of land in the North handed over to owners

Sri Lankan security forces have released 700 more acres and the Kankesanthurai railway station in the Northern Province, The Hindu newspaper reported. About 200 acres, coming under the limits of the Telipalai Divisional Secretariat of the Jaffna district and adjoining the Palaly army cantonment, were handed over to legitimate owners of the land, while 500 acres in Periya Pachchilapalli of Kilinochchi were also released. Kankesanthurai became the last railway station in the Province released by

29 Jun, 2016

President asserts new CB governor will be appointed “within hours”

President Maithripala Sirisena has asserted that a new Central Bank governor will be appointed “within hours”. The President made this revelation while speaking at an event in?Girandurukotte today. The President further said that taking into consideration the difficulties faced by the general public due to the enforcement of new tax systems, steps will be taken in the future to make amendments to the existing tax systems to provide relief to the public. (Colombo Gazette)

29 Jun, 2016

UN Rights chief to urge UNHRC to give Sri Lanka more time

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Al Ra?ad Al Hussein, is to urge the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva to give Sri Lanka more time to show more progress in several areas. In an advanced version?of his oral update on Sri Lanka to be presented to the Council tomorrow, which has been made public,?Zeid Al Ra?ad Al Hussein says overall, the Human Rights Council should be encouraged thus far by the steps that the Government of Sri Lanka has taken to implement some of the key commitment

28 Jun, 2016