Armed men rob bank in Kudawella, one person injured

Action sought to end teenage pregnancy in Sri Lanka

To mark International Day of the Girl Child 2016, the United Nations Children?s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) presented a unique joint letter, signed by over 50 UN agencies, non-governmental organizations, leading medical practitioners, academics and partners, highlighting the issues of child marriage and teenage pregnancy in Sri Lanka, and calling on the Government to continue its actions to address this vital issue. The letter also offers the full support of all

12 Oct, 2016

President warns he will act against politicising FCID, CID, CIABOC

President Maithripala Sirisena today warned that he will be compelled to take action against politicising the police Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID), Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and the?Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC). The President said he had conveyed this message to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and the cabinet at a meeting yesterday. President Maithripala Sirisena said this while speaking at an event at the?Sri Lank

12 Oct, 2016

Siva Senai group in Sri Lanka not linked to Shiv Sena

A group of Hindus in Sri Lanka has launched ?Siva Senai?, an organisation to ?protect Hindus from threats from other religious groups? in the island. A ceremony was recently held in Vavuniya, a Tamil-majority town located in Sri Lanka?s Northern Province. Clarifying that the organisation had no direct links to Shiv Sena, the right-wing political party in Maharashtra, the group?s Chief Organiser Maravanpulavu Sachithananthan told The Hindu: ?But we have their support.? The organisation which,

13 Oct, 2016