Court rejects application filed by Bathiudeen?s brother

President defends Sri Lanka’s relationship with China

President Maithripala Sirisena has defended Sri Lanka’s relationship with China. The President, who has just returned after a visit to India, has said that the relationship between both countries are purely based on the economy and trade. He said that any two countries which have a relationship based on the economy will not focus on anything else. The President said that Sri Lanka will act responsibly on this matter. There have been concerns raised both in India and in the US that China may

02 Jun, 2019

Eleven killed in mass shooting in US state of Virginia

Eleven people were killed and six others injured in a mass shooting at a Government building in the US state of Virginia on Friday, police said. Police said the suspect, a long-term and current Virginia Beach city employee, fired “indiscriminately” in a public utilities building. The gunman, whose identity has not been released, was killed when police responded to the incident. A police officer was wounded when a bullet struck his vest. Reports of gunfire began shortly after 16:00 (20:00 GMT

01 Jun, 2019

China says security situation in Sri Lanka not back to normal

China says the security situation in Sri Lanka has not returned to normal. The Chinese state media institution, Xinhua, reported that the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka has further amended its travel advisory for Sri Lanka to the primary level of “take safety precautions.” The embassy has said that the Sri Lankan Government has launched a large scale crackdown on the extremist forces in the aftermath of the Easter explosions. The security has been beefed up in public places, such as schools, ho

01 Jun, 2019