Number of coronavirus infected persons in Sri Lanka rises to 104

President asserts no plans to sell state enterprises

President Maithripala Sirisena today asserted that the Government has no plans to sell state enterprises. He said that while?various comments are being made that the Government is to sell state institutions to the private sector, it is not the policy of his?Government to do so. ?We will take decisions to take the state sector institutions which are running without profit to a level of earning profit. Sometimes we have to act in cooperation with the private sector on that regard,” he said.. Th

10 Aug, 2016

Daya Master remanded till tomorrow by Vavuniya High Court

Former LTTE media coordinator Daya Master was remanded till tomorrow by the Vavuniya High Court after he was summoned to court today. The summons was issued after the police Terrorist Investigations Division (TID) filed action in the Vavuniya Magistrates? court. Following the end of the war Daya Master was released through court and he has since been involved with a private television station in Jaffna. (Colombo Gazette)

10 Aug, 2016

China says relations with Sri Lanka has overcome difficulties

The Chinese Government says its relations with Sri Lanka has overcome difficulties. Chinese Ambassador Yi Xianliang said this when he met Speaker Karu Jayasuriya who has just recovered from an illness. He wished the?Speaker good health in the future and invited him to visit China at an early date convenient to both sides. The two sides exchanged views on China-Sri Lanka relations, the Chinese Embassy in Colombo said. Ambassador Yi said, China-Sri Lanka relations had a long history and during

10 Aug, 2016