Active Liability Management Bill passed with amendments

MR’s camp confirms MS refused to give PM post

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s camp has confirmed that President Maithripala Sirisena has refused to name Rajapaksa as the Prime Ministerial candidate of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). A United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) politician who is supporting Rajapaksa, said that?Sirisena’s stand had been communicated to Rajapaksa by opposition leader and SLFP member Nimal Siripala de Silva in Kandy today. Sirisena had agreed to give nominations to Rajapaksa from the UPFA or SLFP but not

30 Jun, 2015

Survey finds public divided on key issues

According to the latest ?Democracy in Post War Sri Lanka? survey conducted by Social Indicator, the survey research unit of the Centre for Policy Alternatives, divisions between people?s opinions on key issues still persist. On the topic of a credible mechanism look into accountability for what happened during the last stages of the war, 42.6% of Sri Lankans stated that there should be such a mechanism, while 36.3% said no. Among the 32.2% from the Sinhala community who are in favour of such a

30 Jun, 2015

Passenger arrested with USD 85,000 in baggage

A passenger was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning with?US Dollars 85,000 concealed in his baggage. The Customs Department said that the man from Rajagiriya was about to board a plane to Singapore when he was arrested. The Customs Department is conducting further investigations. (Colombo Gazette)

01 Jul, 2015