Over 360 arrested for drunk driving

China notes potential in marine cooperation with Sri Lanka

China says there is a huge potential in marine cooperation between China and Sri Lanka, such as cooperation in the fields of maritime connectivity, marine economy, fisheries, marine scientific research and environmental protection, and disaster management. Chinese Ambassador Yi Xianliang said the friendship between China and Sri Lanka dates back centuries ago and the bilateral cooperation is carried out in a friendly and mutually beneficial way. “China’s Belt and Road initiative aims at achiev

22 Apr, 2016

UNP confident its May Day rally will draw large crowds

The United National Party (UNP) is confident its May Day rally will draw large crowds. There have been claims the support for the joint opposition is growing and that the May Day rally of the joint opposition will see a big turnout. However UNP General Secretary Kabir Hashim said that the joint opposition has no moral right to celebrate May Day. He said that while the?joint opposition, when in power, burdened the public, the UNP has taken steps to meet the needs of the working class. Hashim

24 Apr, 2016

Sri Lanka does not support calls for the US to arrest Gotabaya

The?Sri Lankan Government dos not support calls for the United States to arrest former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse. Minister of Public Enterprises Development Kabir Hashim said that any allegations raised against a Sri Lankan citizen over a domestic issue must be dealt with only under local laws. “We will not allow a domestic issue to be dealt with internationally owing to outside pressure, he said. In an appeal to US President Barack Obama last week, two major Tamil groups in the Un

24 Apr, 2016