Court cancels license of Yashodha Range Bandara

Rajitha insists President did not betray people

Cabinet spokesman Rajitha Senaratne today insisted that President Maithripala Sirisena did not betray the voters who brought him to power at the January 8 Parliament elections. The allegation arose after it was reported that Sirisena had agreed to give nominations to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to contest the polls under the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA). Addressing the post cabinet press conference today,?Senaratne said that the President had not taken a final decision on the

09 Jul, 2015

Wigneswaran seeks US push for accountability

Northern Province Chief Minister C V Wigneswaran has called for more US involvement to push for accountability in Sri Lanka. Wigneswaran, who is on a visit to the US, wrote in “The Hill” stating that as Sri Lanka tries to move beyond its corrupt and troubled past, the US and the international community can play a large role in supporting the country?s economic development and accountability and reconciliation processes. He noted that the U.S. has already played a leading role at the Human Righ

09 Jul, 2015

Push to make MR Prime Minister will continue

The push to make former President Mahinda Rajapaksa the new Prime Minister will continue, Western Province Chief Minister Prassana Ranatunga said today. Ranatunga, who is unsure if he will receive nominations or not from the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) to contest the August 17 Parliament elections, said that the people who voted for Rajapaksa at the January Presidential election want him to be Prime Minister. Rajapaksa lost the January election to?Maithripala Sirisena who eventuall

09 Jul, 2015