Swords submitted to commission investigating Easter attacks

China offers to assist Lanka maximize potential

The Chinese Government today offered to assist Sri Lanka maximize on the potential it has, the Commerce and Industry Ministry said. The Ministry quoted the Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Yi Xianliang as saying huge investment and business opportunities are of a win-win nature and China would like to assist Sri Lanka to maximize on the great advantages, potentials and? opportunities it has. He was speaking at the China Zhejiang-Sri Lanka Investment and Trade Symposium at held in Colombo with t

23 Nov, 2015

Leading Toronto temple accused of funding LTTE

The Canada?Kandasamy Temple, a leading Hindu Temple in Toronto, has been accused of funding the LTTE. The National Post reported that?according to a ?Secret? Canada Border Services Agency report filed in Federal Court, the Kandasamy temple, in east-end Toronto, is controlled by the World Tamil Movement, which is on the Canadian government?s list of terrorist organizations. The allegation surfaced publicly two weeks ago during court proceedings over one of the temple priests. The CBSA?s Nationa

24 Nov, 2015

JVP slams Government on raising vehicle tax

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today slammed the Government over the decision to raise the tax on vehicles, including?electric vehicles. JVP Propaganda Secretary Vijitha Herath said that the public collect money with the greatest difficulty to purchase a vehicle. However, now he says the Government has made purchasing a vehicle only a dream for some by raising the tax on vehicle imports. Herath said that in most countries?a Government would give tax concessions for environmentally friend

23 Nov, 2015