Electricity disrupted in parts of Hambantota and Matara

Sri Lanka keen to resume ferry service with India

Sri Lanka is keen to resume the ferry service with India, the Prime Minister’s Office said. Sudarshana Gunawardana, who is attached to the Prime Minister’s Office told the Colombo Gazette that the matter had been noted at a meeting between Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and a visiting Indian delegation. Tamil Nadu politician Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, daughter of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi, met Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe for talks in Colombo yesterday. At

14 Sep, 2019

Sri Lanka tells UNGA to oppose negative peace

Sri Lanka has told a UN forum held at the General Assembly (UNGA) that peace and development strategies must work in tandem. Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, Kshenuka Senewiratne said that multiple efforts must be made to address the complex challenges of violent conflict. She said that “negative peace” must not be accepted as it is merely the absence of war. The Sri Lankan envoy was speaking at a high-level forum to mark the?20th anniversary?of the Gene

14 Sep, 2019

Shantha Bandara back as UPFA National List MP

The General Secretary of the United People?s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Mahinda Amaraweera has informed the Elections Commission that Shantha Bandara?s name has been nominated to fill the vacant UPFA National List MP seat in Parliament. The seat was left vacant after Bandara resigned last month as UPFA National List MP in order to fill the seat left vacant following the death of MP Salinda Dissanayake. However the District Returning Officer of Kurunegala had gazetted the name of UPFA member H. M.

13 Sep, 2019