Dayasiri says former Army Chief likely to contest

As crisis in Sri Lanka ends India committed to take forward projects

Hours after Ranil Wickremesinghe was reinstated as Sri Lankan Prime Minister on Sunday, following weeks-long political crisis in the island nation, India said the resolution of the impasse was a reflection of the maturity demonstrated by all political forces, the Indian Express reported. Minister of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar also exuded confidence that following the resolution of the crisis, the relation between the two countries would continue to move on in an upward trajecto

16 Dec, 2018

US Embassy warns citizens ahead of UNP rally

The US Embassy in Colombo urged US citizens to exercise caution during the major rally organised by the United National Party (UNP) at Galle Face today. The Embassy informed US citizens of the political rally that will be held today at Galle Face Green. Approximately 50,000 people were expected to attend the event. The Embassy said that American Center operations will be closed to the public beginning at 12pm and the US Embassy will be closed to the public from 3pm today. The Embassy reminds

17 Dec, 2018

PPF condemns incident at Lake House

The Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), in a letter to President Maithripala Sirisena, has expressed concern over the disruptive incident taken place at the Lake House. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali has condemned this incident and termed it an attack on media organizations. PPF also called on the authorities to immediately investigate the matter. According to Free Media Movement (FMM), on December 13th a group of United National Party (UNP) supporters gathered outside the Lake House after

15 Dec, 2018