Cop interdicted for attempting to return knives, axes

Chief of Defence Staff Ravindra?Wijegunaratne remanded

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Ravindra?Wijegunaratne was today ordered to be remanded till December 5th by the Fort Magistrate. He was remanded after statements were recorded in court today over Wijegunaratne’s links to the main suspect accused of being involved in the abduction of 11 youth between 2008-2009. Wijegunaratne appeared in court today over allegations of assisting former Lieutenant Commander Chandana Prasad Hettiarachchi of the Sri Lanka Navy to evade court. Hettiarachchi is the ma

28 Nov, 2018

US notes China took port after Sri Lanka could not pay

The United States has noted that China took over the Hambantota port after the Sri Lankan Government could not pay its debt. Roland de Marcellus. Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Finance and Development, said that as the Sri Lankan Government could not pay its debt over the Hambantota Port, China converted the port to their own ownership for a 99 year lease, as well as 15,000 acres of land, the Press Trust of India reported. He made the comment to the Senate Foreign

29 Nov, 2018

TNA tells President to appoint a UNF nominated PM

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has written to President Maithripala Sirisena urging him to appoint a nominee of the United National Front (UNF) as Prime Minister and end the political crisis. The letter signed by the TNA MPs notes that Mahinda Rajapaksa does not command the confidence of Parliament to remain as Prime Minister. The TNA noted that no-confidence votes taken in Parliament since October 26th proves that the new Prime Minister does not have the majority support of Parliament. As

29 Nov, 2018