Arundika Fernando crosses over to the opposition benches

Army Commander promoted to Four Star General rank

President Maithripala Sirisena, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces has promoted the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Crishanthe?De Silva RWP VSV USP ndu psc, to the rank of General to be effective from Tuesday (27 June 2017). He has been serving as the 21st Commander of the Sri Lanka Army to-date since 22 February 2015. Enlisted to the Army on 6th February 1980 and commissioned afterwards on 18th July 1981 as a Second Lieutenant in the Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers, he counts an ex

27 Jun, 2017

EU and UNICEF officials visit development projects in Ampara

European Union and United Nations officials visit development projects in Ampara today. A maternity ward at Ugana in Ampara was jointly declared open by the Head of Cooperation of Delegation of the European Union to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Ms. Libuse Soukupova and the United Nations Children?s Fund (UNICEF) Deputy Representative, Dr. Paula Bulancea. The newly constructed maternity ward, which has been funded as part of the European Union-Support to District Development Programme (EU-SDDP)

27 Jun, 2017

Dayasiri insists nothing personal against Malinga

Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera today insisted he has no personal rift with fast bowler Lasith Malinga. He told reporters that Malinga was coerced by the media to make a statement critical of him as a Minister. Jayasekera also said that he had no objections to?Malinga continuing to play for Sri Lanka following an inquiry held yesterday. Malinga?has been given a suspended ban of six months and fined 50% of the match fee of his next ODI appearance, after a disciplinary inquiry found him gui

28 Jun, 2017