Several injured after bus topples into canal in Polonnaruwa

President under pressure to remove Central Bank Governor

The Government should sack Central Bank chief Arjuna Mahendran if his conduct has been found “undesirable”, the country’s Petroleum Minister today demanded amid allegations that the top banker’s son-in-law benefited unduly from a USD 76 million bond auction, the Press Trust of India reported. The demand has piled pressure on President Maithripala Sirisena, who won elections in January last year on a promise to end cronyism and corruption, from his own Freedom Party. “If (Mahendran’s) conduct h

10 Jun, 2016

Swire discusses progress in Sri Lanka with Zeid and Ravinatha

UK Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Hugo Swire has?had talks with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights?Zeid Ra?ad Zeid?Al-Hussein and Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Geneva Ravinatha Aryasinha. The talks focused on the progress in implementing the resolution on Sri Lanka adopted by the UN Human Rights Council last year. “Good discussion with @UNHumanRights High Commissioner #Zeid on #SriLanka and UK commitment to resolution 30/1,” Swire tweeted on his meeting with Zeid.

10 Jun, 2016

No-confidence motion on Parliament Secretary General rejected

The?no-confidence motion submitted to Speaker Karu Jayasuriya on the Secretary General of Parliament has been rejected. Jayasuriya told Parliament today the Parliament Affairs Committee had found there was no basis for the?no-confidence motion. The Joint opposition this week handed over the?no-confidence motion on the Parliament Secretary General?to Speaker Karu Jayasuriya. (Colombo Gazette)

10 Jun, 2016