Mother and son found dead inside house in Kilinochchi

US spending bill places strict conditions on Sri Lanka funding

A bill approved by the US Congress and signed off by US President Donald Trump includes conditions on the funding available to Sri Lanka for the rest of the financial year 2018, including?establishing a justice mechanism, addressing the plight of the disappeared, de-militarisation of the North-East and addressing the impunity of Sri Lankan peacekeepers involved in sexual abuse, the Tamil Guardian reported. A total of $35mn have been made available to Sri Lanka?s democracy programmes, particular

17 Apr, 2018

SriLankan Airlines achieves record annual passenger revenue

SriLankan Airlines has achieved a record un-audited annual passenger revenue of Rs. 126.9 billion (US Dollars 830.7 million) for its just ended financial year of 2017/18 ? the highest ever in the Company?s 38-year history. The revenue comes on the back of recent expansion of the airline to include services to several new destinations such as Gan Islands, Hyderabad and Melbourne and additional frequencies to popular cities in its network. The airline?s cargo division recorded a spectacular perf

16 Apr, 2018

Mahindananda remanded for failing to meet bail conditions

Former Sports Minister?Mahindananda Aluthgamage was?remanded today for failing to meet his bail conditions. The former Minister had failed to prove that?his passport was with the Colombo High Court over another case. Aluthgamage was arrested earlier after he appeared before the Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID) to make a statement over the allegations against him. He was however granted bail after being presented before the Fort Magistrate. However the Parliamentarian ha

16 Apr, 2018