Sale of meat and liquor banned on Independence Day

Cabinet decides not to sign MCC in current form

The cabinet has decided Sri Lanka will not sign the US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) agreement in its current form. Cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunawardena said that a committee appointed by the Government to review the agreement had submitted its recommendations, which was presented to the cabinet. He said that Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa submitted the interim report of the committee to cabinet. Gunawardena said that the committee had found that some clauses in the agreement are

28 Feb, 2020

Concessions to be offered to draw airlines to Mattala

The Government has decided to offer various concessions in order to draw international airlines to the Mattala Airport. Cabinet has decided to take steps to resume regular international flights to Mattala and also draw regional flights to the Ratmalana Airport. “The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval for the proposals submitted by the Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation for promoting the airports of Mattala Rajapaksha International Airport and Colombo, Ratmalana International Airport for

28 Feb, 2020

Shangri-la suicide bomber?s father further remanded

The father of the suicide bomber responsible for the attack on the Shangri- la Hotel in Colombo, Mohamed Ibrahim Ilham, has been further remanded till 13 March. He, along with 5 other suspects remanded over the Easter Sunday terror attacks in April 2019, were further remanded after being produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate?s Court today. Nine suicide bombers affiliated to local Islamist extremist group National Thowheed Jamath attacked three churches and three luxury hotels on Easter

28 Feb, 2020