President declares SLPP winners at Parliament polls

President issues gazette keeping military on alert

President Maithripala Sirisena has issued an Extraordinary Gazette keeping the military on alert to be deployed in the event there is public disturbance. The Extraordinary Gazette notice was issued after the state of emergency was lifted. The Government has ended a four-month state of emergency declared after the Easter Sunday attacks that killed 258 people. The Ministry of Defence said yesterday that that Emergency Regulations that were in force will not be extended. ?In keeping with the po

24 Aug, 2019

Canadian envoy discusses post-war situation with North Governor

The High Commissioner of Canada to Sri Lanka David Mckinnon called on the Governor of Northern Province Dr. Suren Raghavan today (26) at Governor?s Secretariat. Their discussion focused on the post-war situation in the North and the impact of the April 21 terrorist attacks on the Northern Province, the Governor’s office said. The Program Officers of the Canadian Integrated Conflict Analysis Process, Ms. Sharmala Naidoo and Vikramveer Suagh were also present.

26 Aug, 2019

Sri Lankan born American shot dead in Oakland

A man fatally shot Tuesday night in the Oakland Uptown area, possibly during a robbery, was identified by police as Janath Liyanage, 32, of Garden Grove, East Bay Times reported. The Sri Lankan born American was shot about 11:13 p.m. Tuesday in the 600 block of 20th Street between Rashida Muhammad Street and San Pablo Avenue. He died at a hospital at 1:01 a.m. Wednesday, police said. Liyanage was standing outside his vehicle when he was confronted by someone who shot him and took off before po

25 Aug, 2019