President of Latvia in Sri Lanka on a private visit

EC to seek action following Lohan?s incident ?

By Easwaran Rutnam? The Election Commission is to seek action from Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena following the prison incident involving MP and State Minister Lohan Ratwatte.? The Commission said that it will seek the intervention of the Speaker to restore public confidence on public representatives. Among other matters, the incident involving State Minister Lohan Ratwatte was discussed when the Election Commission met yesterday (Friday). The Commission noted that the incident posed a thr

18 Sep, 2021

Rising radicalisation main cause of challenges faced by region: PM Modi at SCO summit

Highlighting the threats posed by the rising radicalisation in the region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the biggest challenges faced by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) are related to peace, security and concerns regarding trust deficit. While addressing the Plenary Session of the 21st Meeting of SCO Council of Heads of State, PM Modi said, ?The biggest challenges in this area are related to peace, security and trust deficit. The main cause of these problems is in

18 Sep, 2021

Samarasinghe to be appointed Sri Lanka’s envoy to US

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarian Mahinda Samarasinghe is to be appointed as Sri Lanka’s new Ambassador to the US. Sources confirmed to Colombo Gazette that Samarasinghe will resign from his seat in Parliament to take on the new post. The Kalutara District MP was earlier a Cabinet Minister and often represented Sri Lanka during the Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva. Samarasinghe will replace Ravinatha Aryasinha who retired from service, just nine months after being post

18 Sep, 2021