Fuel prices increased further from tonight

Rameswaram fishermen strike against Lankan navy

Fishermen in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu?launched an indefinite strike yesterday demanding that the authorities trace four fishermen, who went missing after their boat sank on November 29 and also protested against repeated arrests by the Sri Lankan navy. As decided at the meeting of 11 fishermen associations on Tuesday, about 4,000 fishermen struck work after anchoring the 750-odd mechanised boats at the fishing jetty, The Hindu newspaper reported. The four fishermen, Sudalaimani, Anthonysamy, Ram

03 Dec, 2015

President tells Parliament Lanka caused world to split

President Maithripala Sirisena says Sri Lanka had in the past caused a split in the international community over the human rights issue. Speaking in Parliament today, the President said that even the UN Human Rights Council was split on the Sri Lanka issue but that situation had now changed. He says the new Government was able to build good relations with all countries and the UN and ensure the international community?took one stand on Sri Lanka. The President said that during his recent visi

03 Dec, 2015

Gota at commission over Rakna Lanka probe

Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa appeared before the Presidential Commission investigating large scale corruption today to make another statement in relation to an ongoing investigation. Rajapaksa was asked to appear before the Commission to make a statement on the Rakna Lanka security company which operates under the Ministry of Defence. (Colombo Gazette)

03 Dec, 2015