Former CB Governor Cabraal appears before Bribery Commission

Six Koreans confirmed with dengue after Sri Lanka visit

Six Koreans have been confirmed with dengue fever?after visiting Colombo, Sri Lanka in December for volunteer work, the Korean media reported. This marks Korea’s first confirmed case of group infection of the virus, health authorities said Thursday. Two others are waiting for final test results from the Korea National Institute of Health, but the chance of infection is highly likely as they were tested positive in an initial test, the Korea Times reported. According to the Korea Centers for Di

08 Jan, 2016

President pardons man who attempted to assassinate him

President Maithripala Sirisena has pardoned the man charged with attempting to assassinate him in 2005. “Ordered Presidential Pardon to a prisoner who was serving time for attempting to assassinate me in 2005,” the President tweeted. President Sirisena met the convict Sivaraja Jenivan?during the celebrations held at the BMICH today to mark the President’s?first year in office. The former LTTE operative attempted to assassinate Sirisena when he was the Minister of Mahaweli Development in 2005.

08 Jan, 2016

Maithripala says he has no personal agendas

President Maithripala Sirisena says after completing a year as the servant of the people, the agenda for the next five years will be the building of the country?to a great nation in the world. ?Some people ask me what will be my place after the completion of my tenure as President when I agreed to abolish the powers of the Executive Presidency. My answer to them as well as for those who are not asking the same question from me, is I don?t think about my place in five more years, but think about

08 Jan, 2016