Six suspects including father of hotel bomber remanded

In Mullaitivu President seeks unity against a “Muslim Prabhakaran”

President Maithripala Sirisena today called for unity among all communities saying the country has now divided. Speaking in Mullaitivu the President said that today religious leaders and politicians are divided. The President urged the public not to leave room for a Muslim Prabhakaran to be born. “If we divide and fall apart the whole country will stand to lose. Another war will break out,” he said. Sirisena said that most politicians are focused on the elections later this year and not the

08 Jun, 2019

India says relationship with Sri Lanka has seen landmark changes

India says its relationship with Sri Lanka has seen landmark changes in the last five years. The High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh Sandhu said that Prime Minister Modi became the first Prime Minister of India to visit Sri Lanka after a gap of 28 years, with his historic visit to the island in March 2015. He visited Sri Lanka again in May 2017 as Chief Guest at the International Vesak Day celebrations. “The decisive mandate for PM Modi in the recent elections in India is a

07 Jun, 2019

UK lifts travel warning on Sri Lanka

The UK is no longer advising British travellers and tourists against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka. The UK High Commission in Colombo said that the UK has kept its travel advice under constant review since the Easter Sunday attacks, engaging closely with the Sri Lankan Government, the tourism industry and the police. “We now assess that the risk to British people in Sri Lanka has reduced enough for us to make this change,” the High Commission said. However, the the High Commission sai

06 Jun, 2019