Two more policemen arrested over Rathgama double murder

US envoy holds talks with TNA and Speaker

The new US Ambassador to Sri Lanka,?Alaina B. Teplitz, had talks today with the Tamil National Alliance and Speaker Karu Jayasuriya on the political crisis in the country. The TNA said that?Alaina B. Teplitz met Opposition and TNA leader R. Sampanthan and discussed the political situation. The Ambassador tweeted that she also met the Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya separately to discuss the importance of Parliament reconvening to put an end to the political crisis. She said that the dem

06 Nov, 2018

Mahinda appeals to Tamils and Muslims to support him

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today appealed to Tamils and Muslims in the country to support him. Speaking at a United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) rally in Battaramulla today,?Rajapaksa assured that he will work towards addressing the issues of the Tamils and Muslims. He also stressed that his relationship with President Maithripala Sirisena cannot be broken no matter what is said. Speaking here,?President Maithripala Sirisena also assured that he will resolve the issues faced by Tami

05 Nov, 2018

Kandy hotel forced to relocate guests to accommodate teams

A Kandy hotel had to relocate some of its guests to others hotels to accommodate the Sri Lanka and England cricket teams for the second Test match this week. Sri Lanka Cricket said that the 2nd?Test Match to be played between Sri Lanka vs England will go ahead as planned in Pallekele, despite early concerns of shifting the match to Colombo owing to an issue which cropped up pertaining to the reservation of hotel rooms for the players and match officials. “Following the intervention of the Mini

06 Nov, 2018