Priyani Jayasinghe’s husband remanded over wife’s murder

Pakistan briefs Sri Lanka on Jammu & Kashmir situation

Pakistan has briefed Sri Lanka on the situation in Jammu & Kashmir. The High Commissioner of Pakistan in Sri Lanka, Maj. Gen. (R) Dr. Shahid Ahmad Hashmat, met with Opposition Leader, Mahinda Rajapaksa and briefed him about the latest situation in Jammu & Kashmir, the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo said today. The High Commissioner apprised the Opposition Leader that unilateral actions taken by India, to scrap the special status of Jammu & Kashmir by revoking the Article 370, were gross v

13 Aug, 2019

MR declares Gotabaya as SLPP Presidential candidate

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa today declared former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the Presidential candidate of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP). Rajapaksa made the announcement at the SLPP convention in Colombo today. He said that Gotabaya Rajapaksa was the choice of the people. Gotabaya Rajapaksa later made a grand entrance at the event and was greeted by SLPP members and others attending the convention. Speaking at the event, Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that he accepted t

11 Aug, 2019

Indian fishermen apprehended by Sri Lankan Navy

The Sri Lankan Navy apprehended seven Indian fishermen today, the ANI news service reported. They were apprehended near the Delft Island. The Sri Lankan Navy also seized a boat which was allegedly used for poaching in Sri Lankan territorial waters. Straying of Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen into each other’s waters is a recurrent problem as territories on the sea are not clearly demarcated. State Secretary of Tamil Nadu Fisher Work Federation, CR Senthilvel told ANI that the seven fishermen

13 Aug, 2019