SLFP informs President it is prepared to quit

EU to partner with Lanka to face challenges

On its way to concluding the EU Election Observer Mission (EOM) to Sri Lanka which witnessed a well administered 2015 Parliamentary elections, the EU EOM on today?distributed a wide variety of equipment to Sri Lankan civil society members. Accepting that civil society must be able to relay and receive information in an effective manner, not only during emergency operations but also in their day to day tasks, a diverse range of members were selected as recipients. These include organisations su

03 Sep, 2015

Mayadunne announces resignation from seat

Former Auditor General Sarath Chandra Mayadunne announced that he has decided to resign from his National List seat in Parliament. Mayadunne was nominated to the seat by the JVP after the just concluded Parliamentary election. Making a special statement in Parliament,?Mayadunne said that he had accepted the invitation to be nominated in the National List on a request put forward by the JVP. He said he accepted the invitation in order to act independently and work with the JVP on fighting corr

03 Sep, 2015

Ex LTTE negotiator tells TNA to push for Eelam

Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran, the head of the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE) and former LTTE peace negotiator, has called on the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) to push for the creation of a State of Tamil Eelam. While congratulating the TNA on its victory at the Parliamentary Elections Rudrakumaran noted that during the election the TGTE appealed to the Tamil people to cast their votes based on certain fundamental positions instead of the usual approach of supporting a political par

03 Sep, 2015