Supreme court rejects FR by Perpetual Treasuries

Plantation Tamils may get Indian houses soon

The proposed construction of 4,000 houses for Tamils engaged in the plantation sector in Sri Lanka may finally see light at the end of the tunnel, The Hindu newspaper reported. Cleared by the Indian government nearly four years ago, this proposal, coming under the government?s $270-million housing programme, has remained a non-starter due to a host of factors. The absence of deeds and assigning land to beneficiaries is the issue which requires to be resolved by the Sri Lankan government. The I

31 Oct, 2015

Fonseka not happy with progress so far

Former Army Commander, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka is disappointed with the progress shown so far by the new Government in meeting its promises to the public. Fonseka said that the public and several politicians backed Maithripala Sirisena to be?President during the January Presidential elections. He said that after Sirisena won the election a lot has happened including media freedom and ties with the UN being mended. However he says the public are yet to benefit from the concessions the new

31 Oct, 2015

Ministerial committee on economic management meets

President Maithripala Sirisena presided over the meeting of Ministerial Committee on Economic Management at the Presidential Secretariat today. This meeting will be held every month with participation of the President to take decisions on the economic status of the country relevant to forthcoming years. The discussions focused on creating new employment opportunities, increase of the income of the people, rural economic development, increase the subsidies to the people through tax policies and

30 Oct, 2015