Court prohibits political work at Abhayarama Temple

Joint opposition strongly opposes proposed deal with India

The joint?opposition has taken a collective decision to strongly oppose the?proposed Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ECTA) with India. A statement by the opposition said that an economic and technical pact with India will make sense if Sri Lanka can obtain from India some technical or economic input which Sri Lanka cannot provide for itself such as for example in the automotive, chemical or pharmaceutical industries. However the opposition says the present Government seems to be

19 Feb, 2016

Wigneswaran confident Cooray will meet Tamil expectations

Northern Province Chief Minister C V Wigneswaran said that he is?confident?the newly appointed Governor of the Northern Province?Reginald Cooray will?meet the expectations?of the Tamil people. Wigneswaran also thanked President Maithripala Sirisena for selecting someone like?Cooray to be the?Governor of the Northern Province. The?Northern Province Chief Minister expressed these views at an event held in Jaffna today where?Cooray assumed duties as the new?Governor of the Northern Province. (Col

19 Feb, 2016

Government wants to maintain partnership with China

The Government says it wants to maintain its strong partnership with China while also having economic agreements with other countries. Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake said that there has been a general perception that Sri Lanka is extremely sensitive to investments from China. He said that China has been an aggressive partner and Sri Lanka wants to continue with that partnership. But he said Sri Lanka also wants to open its markets for more European investments and this has been made possi

20 Feb, 2016