Bus fares increased following fuel price hike

One killed, 2 injured in polls violence

One person was killed and two others were injured in incidents which were reported across the country?over?the past 24 hours in election related violence. Executive Director of the Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CAFFE), Rajith Keerthi Tennakoon?said?that the incidents had occurred between supporters of the two main political parties, the United National Party (UNP) and the United People?s Freedom Alliance (UPFA). Tennakoon said that the police were probing the latest incident which was

30 Jun, 2015

JVP accuses government of falling short

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today accused the Government of failing to meet the requirements of the people, despite being elected by the people. JVP propaganda secretary Vijitha Herath said that the Government had promised to arrest those responsible for corruption but yet arrested only a few people. He also said that forming a coalition Government between the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the United National Party (UNP) led to the investigations on corrupt politicians being affec

30 Jun, 2015

UN to close humanitarian affairs Lanka office

The United Nations is to close its?Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Sri Lanka by the end of this year as the country is better prepared to face disaster situations on its own. OCHA will close in Papua New Guinea this month and Sri Lanka by the end of the year, while “radically downsizing” in Indonesia, Oliver Lacey-Hall, the outgoing head of OCHA’s Asia-Pacific office in Bangkok told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. OCHA will maintain its regional office in Bangkok

30 Jun, 2015