Three people killed after falling into abandoned mine

PM assures LG polls before Sinhala, Tamil New year

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today that the Local Government elections will take place before the Sinhala and Tamil New Year in April next year.

11 Dec, 2015

Foreign Ministry funds wasted on adult films

Foreign Ministry funds were used on extravagances ? including adult films, $200 shots of cognac and $288 steaks by the former Government, Parliament was told today. Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera claimed that in the Washington DC embassy over 330, 000 US dollars was missing in one property transaction. He said that from the Foreign Ministry expenses alone over 339 million rupees were wasted on 5 lobbying firms between 2009 and 2014 that produced no results, while many of our capable dipl

11 Dec, 2015

Government to shut some missions abroad

The Government is to close down missions abroad for which no clear rationale exists, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera informed Parliament today. He said that Sri Lanka also intends to introduce Non-Resident Ambassadors to further cut-costs and to establish a presence where a full-scale embassy cannot be justified but where Sri Lanka?s interests need to be furthered. ?Perhaps most importantly, we intend to create the necessary systems and policies to ensure that our diplomatic service is ab

11 Dec, 2015