JVP to submit 20th Amendment to Parliament this month

Kolonnawa UC Chairman arrested, remanded

Kolonnawa Urban Council Ravindra Udaya Shantha was arrested and remanded till January 4 over the assault on a group of residents in the?Meethotamulla area. Those assaulted had taken part in a protest against the dumping of garbage in?Meethotamulla. The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) had yesterday condemned in the strongest terms the attack allegedly led by the head of a local government authority, on a group protesting against the garbage dump at Kolonnawa on December 27 night and demande

30 Dec, 2015

No ban on foreign singers performing in Lanka

The Government says there is no move to ban top foreign singers from performing in Sri Lanka despite concerns raised over a recent concert. Minister S.B. Dissanayake said the President Maithripala Sirisena was concerned over the conduct of local fans at a concert staged by Latino star Enrique Iglesias in Colombo last week but was not against the singer. Earlier this week the President said the Enrique Iglesias concert organised by?Live Events Sri Lanka and staged in Colombo had a negative impa

29 Dec, 2015

Sri Lanka eager to invest in Punjab power plants

Sri Lanka has discussed the possibility in investing on small scale hydro power plants in Punjab, Pakistan during a visit by a three member delegation from Sri Lanka to the?Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT). Minister for Public Administration and Management Ranjith Madduma Bandara headed the delegation comprising Gamini Rathnayaka, CEO of Gal-Oya Plantations and Udyama Kurukularatne. The PBIT Chairman Abdul Basit represented the board, while Tousif Peracha, CEO of Gharibwal Group was

30 Dec, 2015