Two people hacked to death in Omanthai

Suspect attempted to traffic Lankans to Europe

Sanjay Kumar, the key operative of the racket that attempted to traffic Sri Lankan Tamil refugees from Munambam in Kochi, India, had earlier attempted to take people to Europe on board a fishing vessel from Thiruvananthapuram, The Hindu newspaper reported. Official sources said Sanjay, said to be a resident of Chennai, was wanted in a cheating case registered at a police station in coastal Thiruvananthapurm two years ago. ?This was verified during an investigation into whether the racket had e

06 Oct, 2015

Ranil briefs Japan Parliament, seeks support

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe briefed the Japanese Parliament (Diet) today and sought support to rebuild the war affected areas. Wickremesinghe is the third leader to speak at the Japanese Parliament after US President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He told the Japanese Parliament that he hopes Japanese investors look to invest in Sri Lanka at a time when Sri Lanka’s economy is stable and when Sri Lanka is looking at rapid economic growth in the future. Full speec

06 Oct, 2015

Wigneswaran insists he is not against Sinhalese

Northern Province Chief Minister C V Wigneswaran insists he is not against the Sinhalese community. Wigneswaran said this when he spoke at the?inauguration ceremony of the National Program for Local Food Production, held in Iranamadu today. He said that he believes it is important to ensure unity prevails among all communities in the country. Wigneswaran said that he has a lot of faith in President Maithripala Sirisena and his vision for the country. The Northern Province Chief Minister said

05 Oct, 2015