Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia MC member shot dead in Ratmalana

Sri Lanka, Bangladesh discuss strengthening ties

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh had talks on?further strengthening ties between both countries, the Foreign Ministry said. Dr Harsha De Silva, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, met Tarik Ahsan, High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Colombo, at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and discussed on further strengthening political, economic and cultural relations between the two countries. Among other matters the Deputy Minister reiterated the importance of establishing linkages between the ports?of Bangladesh an

10 Nov, 2015

Moves to oust Wigneswaran from TNA

Moves are underway to remove Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran from the Tamil National Alliance (TNA). The move follows statements made continuously by Wigneswaran against the TNA leadership. The Jaffna based media quoted some TNA parliamentarians as saying they support moves to remove Wigneswaran from the TNA. Wigneswaran contested the last Northern Provincial Council elections under the TNA ticket and won the polls and was made Chief Minister. However at the last Parliament

09 Nov, 2015

No one targeted for defeating LTTE says Minister

No one is being targeted for defeating the LTTE, Fisheries Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said today. Speaking to reporters during a visit to the Fishing Market in Peliyagoda, the Minister said that former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not face action for defeating terrorism. He said that action has been initiated against former Ministers and officials accused of corruption and even members of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party are being questioned. (Co

10 Nov, 2015