Names of newly elected MPs gazetted

Over 130 killed in massive South Asian quake

A major earthquake struck the remote Afghan northeast on Monday, killing at least 135 people in Afghanistan and nearby northern Pakistan and sending shock waves as far as New Delhi, officials said. The death toll could climb in coming days because communications were down in much of the rugged Hindu Kush mountain range where the quake was centered. In one of the worst incidents, at least 12 girls were killed in a stampede to flee their school building in the northeastern Afghan province of Tak

26 Oct, 2015

President assures protection for the military

President Maithripala Sirisena says the government is bound to protect the dignity and pride of the defence sector including the tri-forces while confronting alleged human rights violations purported to have taken place during the last phase of the war. He added that he would never let the security sector including tri-forces to be weakened in any way. The President made these remarks at a Colours Awarding Ceremony of Sri Lanka Army held at Sri Lanka Army Headquarters in Panagoda today. This

26 Oct, 2015

MR was firmly against RTI Act says Thilanga

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was firmly against the Right To Information RTI Act says Deputy Speaker and Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) member Thilanga Sumathipala. Sumathipala told local television that he had made an attempt to present the RTI Bill in Parliament when Rajapaksa was President. However he says Rajapaksa had opposed the move and told him there was no need for such an Act and told him not to go ahead with it. Sumathipala claimed that he had told the former President that t

26 Oct, 2015