Fairly heavy rain to be experienced from today till Thursday

Sri Lanka to develop bilateral military training with Philippine Army

The Philippines and Sri Lanka are set to enhance military cooperation through the development of bilateral training and diplomacy to fight the threats of insurgency, the Manila Bulletin reported. This, as the Philippine Army (PA) hosted the academic visit of the Defense Services Command and Staff College of Sri Lanka led by Group Captain Varuna Thushara Sampath Sirimanne at the PA headquarters in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Wednesday. ?The activity aims to foster bilateral training and mili

05 Sep, 2019

SLFP serves letters to five MPs to show cause

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has sent letters to five SLFP Parliamentarians to show cause as to why disciplinary action should not be taken against them, SLFP General Secretary Dayasiri Jayasekera said. The SLFP has sent letters to MPs S.B Dissanayake, Dilan Perera, A.H.M Fowzie, Laxman Yapa Abeywardena and Wijith Wijayamuni Zoysa. The five SLFP MPs were appointed as SLFP National List MPs to Parliament. The MPs have been asked to show cause within seven days as to why action should not

04 Sep, 2019

JVP slams attempt to disrupt Bohra event in Sri Lanka

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) has slammed attempts to disrupt a Dawoodi Bohra event underway in Colombo. JVP Parliamentarian Bimal Rathnayake tweeted saying some religious leaders and others are attempting to demonise pilgrims of the Bohra community currently in Sri Lanka. “We were a country of hospitality! generosity! smiling people! But, how some of our religious leaders and people, demonise the pilgrims (Bora) who chose our country to ‘ve their sacred festival? Religious & Cultural di

04 Sep, 2019