Chief incumbent of Sri Sambodhi passes away

Lankan held for ransom by group in Nagapattinam rescued

A Sri Lankan national was Wednesday rescued from a group of people who allegedly kept him in captivity at a village near?Vedaranyam?in Nagapattinam, coastal security group police said in Nagapattinam, the Press Trust of India reported. Four people have been arrested in this connection, the police said. Ramesh, hailing from Ilavalai village in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, had allegedly been involving in smuggling and had ties with the group of people, said police. In 2017, a dispute arose between him an

08 May, 2019

Guterres says attacks in Sri Lanka, other countries show global reach of terrorism

UN Secretary-General Ant?nio Guterres says the recent despicable attacks in Kenya, New Zealand and Sri Lanka, among others, are tragic reminders of the global reach of the scourge of terrorism. In remarks made at the official launch of the United Nations Countering Terrorist Travel Programme, in New York, Guterres said he established the Office of Counter-Terrorism in?2017 for several fundamental reasons:? to help strengthen international counter-terrorism cooperation; to expand multilateral ne

08 May, 2019

Cabinet approves implementing SriLankan restructuring proposals

Cabinet has approved a proposal by President Maithripala Sirisena to implement proposals submitted by a committee to restructure SriLankan Airlines. The Committee headed by State Minister Eran Wickramaratne submitted its report to President Maithripala Sirisena in January. The committee made recommendations related to several sections of SriLankan Airlines.

08 May, 2019