Former Chairman of Rakna Lanka remanded

Nimal says protestor fired shots

The government says investigations into the Weliweriya incident are also looking into reports that someone among the protestors had fired shots towards the security forces. Government Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva told parliament today that the protesters had also set fire to a three-wheeler and damaged public property. He however assured that an independent investigation will be carried out into the clashes and the perpetrators will be brought to book. The Minister denied reports that soldie

06 Aug, 2013

China told to expedite work

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has requested that the work on the northern expressway be expedited when he met with a delegation from the China Merchants Group (CMG) headed by the company president, Li Jianhong, the President?s office said today. Indicating the current level of development taking place in the north, President Rajapaksa stressed how important he highway will be for people, making it easier and faster to travel between the north and south. Also a partner in the Colombo Port Expansion

06 Aug, 2013

Jayalalithaa slams Sri Lanka

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa today requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take immediate steps to initiate “coercive diplomacy” against “unfriendly” Sri Lanka that continues to attack Indian fishermen, the IANS news service reported. In a letter to Manmohan Singh Tuesday, the text of which was released to media here, Jayalalithaa, citing the arrest of 20 Indian fishermen by Sri Lanka Aug 3, said: “These continuous attacks and abductions are acts of an unfriendly nation and shoul

06 Aug, 2013