Two underworld gang members arrested by STF in Thotalanga

Mainda supported giving Sirisena SLFP leadership

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa supported handing over the leadership of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) to President Maithripala Sirisena, SLFP member and Minister, Nimal Siripala de Silva said. He said that Rajapaksa had urged the SLFP to back and work with Sirisena after the last Presidential election. Nimal Siripala de Silva says after handing over the party leadership to?Sirisena it is not right for any SLFP member to work against him now. “After it was handed over to President Sir

28 Aug, 2016

Pakistan looks to strengthen relations with Sri Lanka

Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar says Pakistan and Sri Lanka have tremendous scope to further strengthen the bilateral economic and trade relations. He was talking to his Sri Lankan counterpart Ravi Karunanayake in Islamabad on Saturday, Radio Pakistan reported. Ishaq Dar said Pakistan Government will fully cooperate for expanding the bilateral economic ties. The Sri Lankan Finance Minister congratulated Ishaq Dar on successful hosting of the SAARC Finance Ministers meeting and stated th

28 Aug, 2016

Tamil People?s Council to hold mass protest in North

The Tamil People?s Council (TPC) is to hold a mass protest next month in the North against the government, TPC member Suresh Premachandran said. He said that the protest will draw light to the failure of the government to fulfill its pledges to the UN Human Rights Council. Premachandran said?that the protest will look to put pressure on the government during the September session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. He said that among the issues which will be highlighted during the prote

28 Aug, 2016