Concerns raised over workers in clothing similar to Chinese military uniform

JVP accuses Indian fishermen of ‘looting’ Lanka’s resources

Indian fishermen are “plundering “Sri Lanka’s natural fishing resources and violating its sovereignty by poaching into the country’s waters, the Marxist JVP has alleged. JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the continuous poaching by Indian fishermen was a violation of Sri Lanka’s sovereignty, the Press Trust of India reported. “When we speak of sovereignty we only speak about the land. Our seas are being violated and our fishing resources are being plundered day in and day out by Indian f

16 Feb, 2016

Ranil warns private firms not to fund protests

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today warned private firms not to fund protests to stop a trade deal with India, but be prepared to compete with the world instead of being a burden on the poor. “We expect the private sector to go and compete with the world,” Wickremesinghe said. “Don’t just stay here and pay people to shout not to enter into agreements with India. When people go the streets in March you will learn a lesson.” “Don’t waste time going on streets. The media should also not was

16 Feb, 2016

Monks remanded further over Homagama court incident

A group of monks were today ordered to be remanded further over the recent incident at the Homagama court. The?General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) the?venerable Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thero was remanded till February 23 by the Homagama Magistrate today. Meanwhile the General Secretary of the Ravana Balaya, the Venerable Ittekande Saddhatissa Thero and the?President of the Sinhala Ravaya the Venerable Akmeemana Dayarathana Thero are among 11 people ordered today to be remanded till

16 Feb, 2016