Navy arrests 10 Indian fishermen for poaching in Sri Lankan waters

EU raises concerns over import restrictions enforced by Sri Lanka

The European Union (EU) has raised concerns over the import restrictions enforced by Sri Lanka. The EU said that the import restrictions are having a negative impact on Sri Lankan and European businesses, and on Foreign Direct Investment. “Such measures impair Sri Lanka?s efforts to become a regional hub and negatively impact Sri Lankan exports by constraining the import of raw material and machinery. We recall that a prolonged import ban is not in line with World Trade Organisation regulation

19 Nov, 2020

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says he is not scared of empty threats

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says he is not scared of empty threats and is also not in the habit of simply running away from problems. The President said this while addressing the Nation today after completing one year since winning the Presidential election. Full text of the address to the nation: Ayubowan, A year ago, more than 6.9 million voters in this country elected me as your new President. It is no secret that the majority who voted for me then were Sinhalese. They rallied because t

18 Nov, 2020

Lalith Weeratunga and Anusha Palpita acquitted

The Court of Appeal today acquitted former Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga and former Director General of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission Anusha Palpita. The court acquitted and released the two former state officials over the case filed on the distribution of sil cloths in 2015. The verdict was issued when petitions filed by Weeratunga and Palpita against the Colombo High Court?s decision to convict and sentenced to three years imprisonment with hard labor and fines,

19 Nov, 2020