Ravi Karunanayake grilled by Bribery Commission on bond scam

Government dispels fears over diaspora festival

The Government today insisted that LTTE members living overseas and those who still have links with the LTTE will not take part in a?diaspora festival scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka in December. Deputy Foreign Minister Ajith.P. Perera said that while an open invitation has been extended to all Sri Lankans living overseas to attend the festival, individual invitations will be sent closer to the date of the event. Perera said that the event is open to all those who accept a united and undivid

22 Jun, 2015

Udayanga rejects claims, says he is in Ukraine

Sri Lanka?s former Ambassador to Russia, Udayanga Weeratunga, has denied the ?allegations against him and claims he is in Ukraine. Weeratunga, who has been accused by the Government of giving arms to rebels in Ukraine,?has told the BBC Sinhala service that the allegations are false and that he is not under any investigation in Ukraine. Weeratunga has been accused of supplying arms to Ukrainian rebels while he was the Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia. The Foreign Ministry had?said that Sri Lank

21 Jun, 2015

Adjournment debate on 20-A begins tomorrow

The adjournment debate on the 20th Amendment to the Constitution will begin tomorrow and will be held over two days, United National Party (UNP) MP Ajith Perera said. The MP said that the debate will be held tomorrow evening and on Wednesday following a request put forward by the party leaders. He said that by holding an?adjournment debate the true position of all the political parties on the?20th Amendment to the Constitution will be revealed. Ajith Perera said that once the position of the

22 Jun, 2015