Two women shot at in Warakapola, one killed

Action sought to end teenage pregnancy in Sri Lanka

To mark International Day of the Girl Child 2016, the United Nations Children?s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) presented a unique joint letter, signed by over 50 UN agencies, non-governmental organizations, leading medical practitioners, academics and partners, highlighting the issues of child marriage and teenage pregnancy in Sri Lanka, and calling on the Government to continue its actions to address this vital issue. The letter also offers the full support of all

12 Oct, 2016

GSP plus talks to commence in Brussels next week

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that he will be traveling to Brussels shortly for the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) plus negotiations, Lanka Business Online reported. ?I am traveling to Brussels on Saturday to begin talks on restoring GSP plus,? Wickrememsinghe said at the inauguration of the World Export Development Forum in Colombo, Wednesday. ?Sri Lanka and Bangladesh were given GSP plus around the same time but we gave it up. Bangladesh kept it and experienced fast expor

12 Oct, 2016

President warns he will act against politicising FCID, CID, CIABOC

President Maithripala Sirisena today warned that he will be compelled to take action against politicising the police Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID), Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and the?Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC). The President said he had conveyed this message to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and the cabinet at a meeting yesterday. President Maithripala Sirisena said this while speaking at an event at the?Sri Lank

12 Oct, 2016