No move to reconvene Parliament unilaterally

JVP questions Hambantota port deal with Chinese firm

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today questioned the deal to be signed between the Government and a Chinese company on the Hambantota port. JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that under the proposed deal the Chinese company will receive several tax concessions. He said that under the deal the Chinese company will operate services and Navy units in the port premises. Dissanayake also claimed that it is believed international and not local laws will apply to the area under which the p

29 Mar, 2017

President asserts will not let “war hero” to be accused

President Maithripala Sirisena says?he is not prepared to make any war hero a suspect in the allegations?raised against the armed forces and the government on the human rights issue. He made this statement at the opening of a?newly constructed building at the Defence Services School in Kurunegala. The President, pointing out that it is the responsibility and duty of the government to protect the war heroes, assured that he would always fulfill his responsibility as the President and Defence Mi

29 Mar, 2017

Pregnant Lankan in UK who tried to stop fraud run over

A pregnant woman who tried to stop a crime at a shop suffered life-threatening injuries when she was hit by a vehicle fleeing the scene, The Telegraph in the UK reported. The woman, in her 30s and who is believed to be Sri Lankan, had tried to stop an attempted fraud at the shop where she works in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. Police said she was struck by a grey Volkswagen Golf and suffered injuries to her head and face and internal injuries. The victim, who is understood to be four or five months pr

29 Mar, 2017