Mangala in intensive care after contracting Covid

Prime Minister did not want to meet Pompeo

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa did not want to meet US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo during his visit to Sri Lanka, a Government Minister claimed. Minister Wimal Weerawansa told reporters today that as far as he knows, Rajapaksa was not keen to meet Pompeo. During his brief visit yesterday Pompeo had talks with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena. The top US official briefed the media following his talks with the Foreign Minister and gave a couple of sho

29 Oct, 2020

Sri Lanka to send back more garbage from UK

Sri Lanka is to send back more garbage from the United Kingdom, Sri Lanka Customs said today. The Customs Department said that 20 containers of waste which were lying inside the Colombo Port will be repatriated to the United Kingdom tomorrow (30.10.2020) and another 65 containers will be repatriated on 04 November. The Court of Appeal earlier this month today ordered the authorities to send back 242 containers with garbage to the United Kingdom. The order was issued after the case filed by an

29 Oct, 2020

Wimal rebukes JVP for protesting against US official’s visit

Former Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) member and current cabinet Minister Wimal Weerawansa slammed the Janatha Vimuthi Peramuna (JVP) for protesting against the visit of US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo. The JVP staged a protest opposite the US Embassy in Colombo on Tuesday against the official visit of US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo to Sri Lanka. JVP supporters and members held placards near the embassy during the protest. Weerawansa said that the JVP had failed to stage simi

29 Oct, 2020