IUSF convener Lahiru Weerasekera granted bail

Gota’s camp says unaware if China funding campaign

By Ashanthi Warunasuriya The team involved in promoting former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the next Presidential elections, says it is not aware if China is funding his campaign. Asked about speculation that China was pumping in money for the campaign, which is currently being conducted on a large scale, Rajapaksa’s spokesman, Parliamentarian Keheliya Rambukwella told the Colombo Gazette that he was not aware if China was involved. However, he said that the business community and

14 Sep, 2019

Sri Lanka tells UNGA to oppose negative peace

Sri Lanka has told a UN forum held at the General Assembly (UNGA) that peace and development strategies must work in tandem. Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, Kshenuka Senewiratne said that multiple efforts must be made to address the complex challenges of violent conflict. She said that “negative peace” must not be accepted as it is merely the absence of war. The Sri Lankan envoy was speaking at a high-level forum to mark the?20th anniversary?of the Gene

14 Sep, 2019

Gas cylinder explosion injures two in Dematagoda

A gas cylinder explosion injured two people in Dematagoda today. The explosion occurred in a house in Dematagoda. The Police said that two women were injured in the explosion and were admitted to hospital for treatment.

15 Sep, 2019