Decision to increase price of bread reversed

US defends ongoing reconciliation process in Sri Lanka

The United States today defended the?reconciliation process underway in Sri Lanka. US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon said that while there is a call for the process to go faster the US recognises the need for the process to also be sustainable and so the US will support Sri Lanka. Shannon expressed these views at a media conference after?Sri Lanka and the United States convened the second Partnership Dialogue in Colombo today. The meeting was led by Sri Lanka Fo

06 Nov, 2017

Sri Lanka to create youth centric development plan

Sri Lanka will create a youth centric development plan for the country, the Government said today. #WeAre2030: Youth Dialogue and Incubation Programme,? a youth dialogue bringing 350+ young people from across the country began today at the BMICH. The two-day Dialogue, hosted by UNDP together with the Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure, the Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs, the National Youth Services Council (NYSC), the Information and Communications Tec

07 Nov, 2017

Bodies of all victims from Matale drowning recovered

The bodies of all the victims from the drowning incident in Matale have been recovered, the Police said. The Police said that the bodies of two children were found today and with that eight bodies had been recovered. Earlier the Police suspected that 10 people had drowned on Saturday but later the number of missing was reported as eight. Following search operations carried out by the Police and the Army all eight bodies had been recovered. The eight people had gone for a bath in the?Thelgamu

06 Nov, 2017