Five suspects involved in organised crimes arrested in Ambepussa

Maldives holds talks with Sri Lankan opposition

The Maldives Government has had talks with the opposition in Sri Lanka. Joint opposition Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa tweeted saying he had talks with the Maldives Minister of Tourism and Vice President of the Progressive Party of the Maldives?Moosa Zameer and the Maldives Ambassador to Sri Lanka?Mohamed H. Shareef. “A great discussion today with #Maldives Minister of Tourism Mr. Moosa Zameer (@MoosaZameer) and Ambassador to #SriLanka Mohamed Hussain Shareef (@mundhu_maldives),”?Rajapaksa,

16 Dec, 2017

Local Government elections to be held on February 10

The Local Government elections will be held on February 10. the Elections Commission announced today. Chairman of the Commission Mahinda Deshapriya said that the date was decided after extensive discussions. Deshapriya said that the gazette notice on the date of the elections will be issued on December 26. The Chairman of the Commission also insisted that the date of the election was not decided as a result of political influence. Deshapriya also warned that the election laws will be strictl

18 Dec, 2017

EPDP says party was falsely accused over several murders

Eelam People’s Democratic Party?(EPDP) leader Douglas Devananda says his party was falsely accused over the murder of?The Sunday Leader?founding Editor Lasantha Wickremetunga. Devananda said that the Tamil media has always worked against him. He says one reason is that he had his own newspaper with a different policy as opposed to the policy adopted by other Tamil newspapers. As a result, he says the Tamil media accused him of being involved in several murders, including that of Lasantha?Wick

16 Dec, 2017