COVID-19 positive patient escapes from Kosgama hospital

UN says report on Lanka taken seriously

UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson says the report on Sri Lanka on the UN actions during the final stages of the war was taken seriously. “I was asked by the Secretary-General, to head a group to look, go through the recommendations of the report, and above all, look forward to the future so that we avoid coming in such situations as we did in Sri Lanka, and as we have in several other tragic situations. This group was established in January, and they have worked very diligently. It is co-

10 May, 2013

Welgama wants to attract women

Transport Minister Kumara Welgama says he has decided to do away with his traditional sarong in Parliament and wear trousers to attract female parliamentarians. Speaking at a public event, Welgama said that when he walks into parliament wearing the sarong no one looks at him. He says there are pretty MPs in parliament in the likes of MP Rosy Senanayake and Upeksha Swarnamali, whose eyes he would like to attract. As a result he says he had decided to wear trousers in parliament and now some femal

10 May, 2013

Mahinda hails Malaysian PM

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has hailed the re-appointment of Najib Razak as the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Rajapaksa said the appointment of Razak as Prime Minister is a testament to the confidence of the people’s leadership and his ability to lead the country towards achieving more glorious progress. Razak won elections held in Malaysia this week and was sworn in as Prime Minister after his re-election. His office quoted President Rajapaksa as saying that Sri Lanka and Malaysia share a strong

11 May, 2013