Four killed in Tangalle shooting incident

Indonesia ready to discuss preferential trade deal with Sri Lanka

Indonesia is ready to discuss a preferential trade deal with Sri Lanka, Indonesian?President Joko Widodo has said. Widodo held bilateral talks with President Ranil Wickremesinghe on the sidelines of the Belt & Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, China. During the meeting, President Jokowi and President Wickremesinghe discussed increasing cooperation between the two countries in various fields. In the economic sector, President Jokowi welcomed Sri Lanka’s desire to form a pref

17 Oct, 2023

SJB MP seeks protection from Defence Secretary

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Nalin Bandara requested Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena to provide protection for MPs from Defence Secretary General Kamal Gunaratne (Retd). The MP told Parliament they will be required to have Ministerial Security Division (MSD) officers in Parliament to protect themselves from the Defence Secretary. He said that the Defence Secretary often attends Parliament committee meetings. The MP accused the Defence Secretary of misbehaving after at least one of these c

17 Oct, 2023

Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce arrives in Sri Lanka

Maria Fernanda Garza, the Chair, of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), arrived in Sri Lanka today. The ICC, representing 170 countries with a corporate membership of 45 million companies, is the largest and most influential business organisation globally. Her first visit to Sri Lanka will encompass meetings with business and government leaders. Greeting her at the Bandaranaike International Airport was the Chairman, of ICC Sri Lanka, Anthony M Shanil Fernando, the Secretary Hemakuma

19 Oct, 2023