Theravada Tripitaka declared a National heritage

AG files indictments against Rajitha over white van press

Attorney General (AG) Dappula de Livera today filed indictments against former Minister Rajitha Senaratne and former Chairman of the State Pharmaceutical Corporation Dr. Mohamed Rumie. The indictments were filed at the Colombo High Court over the controversial white van media conference. Former Parliamentarian Rajitha Senaratne is alleged to have organized the controversial press briefing on 10 November ahead of the 2019 Presidential Election. Mohamed Rumi is accused of funding the two men wh

31 Jul, 2020

China assures continued support to Sri Lanka

China says it is trying its best to help Sri Lanka overcome the coronavirus pandemic and would continue supporting the island country. The China-Sri Lanka Cooperation Studies Center of the Pathfinder Foundation together with the Chinese embassy in Sri Lanka launched on Thursday the Sinhalese translation of the Chinese book “Prevention and Control of COVID-19” which outlines health and preventive measures against the COVID-19 pandemic, the Xinhua news agency reported. The translated book was la

31 Jul, 2020

Champika accuses Government of using KP for polls

Former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka today accused the Government of using Kumaran Pathmanathan, alias KP, a key LTTE leader, for its election campaign. Speaking at an election rally today, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya candidate at the Parliamentary election said that KP is carrying out the election campaign of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) in Kilinochchi. Pathmanathan is wanted in India over the murder of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Ranawaka said that both KP and fo

30 Jul, 2020