Three arrested over Jaffna shooting incident

Philippine President says will open Resident Mission in Colombo in 2020

Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte says a Resident Mission will be opened in Colombo in 2020.   He gave the assurence during a meeting with Sri Lanka’s new Ambassador to the Philippines Shobini Gunasekera. Gunasekera presented her credentials to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte at Malaca?an Palace in Manila accrediting her as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka to the Philippines. ? Ambassador Gunasekera first attended a wreath laying ceremony at the Monument in

09 Dec, 2019

Secretaries to State Ministries appointed

New secretaries were appointed to State Ministries today. The new secretaries received their letters of appointment from the Secretary to the President Dr. P. B. Jayasundera at the Presidential Secretariat today, the President’s offie said. The new secretaries are: 1 Mr. S. H. Harischandra State Ministry of Water Supply Facilities 2 Prof. Ranjith Dissanayake State Ministry of Urban Development 3 Mr. S. Senanayake State Ministry of Irrigation and Rural Development 4 Mr. M. C. L. Rod

09 Dec, 2019

Notorious drug kingpin ‘Kalu Thushara’ sentenced to death

Notorious drug kingpin ‘Kalu Thushara’ was today sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court. The Colombo High Court found Kalu Thushara guilty of drug trafficking and sentenced him to death.

10 Dec, 2019