Several SLFP MPs absent during vote, others ready to resign

President confident unity Government will continue

President Maithripala Sirisena on Wednesday said he is confident the unity Government will continue until 2020. Sirisena told local newspaper editors that despite attempts by the opposition to topple his Government he will ensure it remains till his term in office ends. Sirisena, who heads the Sri Lanka Freedom Party is under pressure to withdraw from the agreement with the United National Party. His refusal to do so has led to a rift in the Sri Lanka Freedom Party with some members threateni

30 Aug, 2017

Samurdhi officers stage protest resulting in heavy traffic

Samurdhi officers staged a protest near Parliament today resulting in heavy traffic.

31 Aug, 2017

On day of the missing, families in Sri Lanka still seek answers

As the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances is marked today families of 16,000 people missing in Sri Lanka are still seeking answers, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said. “Families whose loved ones go missing in armed conflict live with a kind of grief and pain unlike any other. They face many difficulties in day-to-day life as a result of their loved ones being missing. Women whose husbands are missing are stigmatized by their community. Children who

30 Aug, 2017