One person killed, three injured as train rams into car

Indian tribunal confirms five year ban on the LTTE

A five-year ban imposed by the Indian Central Government on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has been confirmed by a tribunal set up by the Narendra Modi Government to examine whether the prohibitions on the terror organisation should continue, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported. According to sources in the Delhi High Court, the tribunal headed by Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal confirmed the ban on the LTTE on November 7 and the confirmation order has been sent to the government

12 Nov, 2019

Five EU Parliamentarians join election observers on the field

Five EU Parliamentarians have joined an EU Election Observer Mission deployed to Sri Lanka to observe the 2019 Presidential election. The Chief Observer of the European Union Election Observer Mission (EU EOM) Marisa Matias today launched the latest phase of the mission, deploying 30 short-term observers to all nine provinces in the country for election day observations. The 30 observers and five members of the European Parliament will join 30 long-term observers already on the field carrying

13 Nov, 2019

Sajith condemns decision to free Royal Park murder convict

New Democratic Front (NDF) Presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa today condemned the decision to free the Royal Park murder convict, Don Shramantha Jude Anthony Jayamaha. The Prison Department on Saturday freed 34-year old Don Shramantha Jude Anthony Jayamaha, who was serving life imprisonment for the 2005 murder of Yvonne Johnson at Royal Park, Rajagiriya. The convict was freed after President Maithripala Sirisena granted him a Presidential pardon. “I condemn the President?s decision to pa

12 Nov, 2019