MPs Cassim, Rahuman, Thowfeek withdraw support to Government

Maldives says it has decided to leave the Commonwealth

The Government of the Maldives has decided to leave the Commonwealth, the Maldives Foreign Ministry announced today. The Maldives says the decision to leave the Commonwealth was difficult, but inevitable. The Maldives joined the Commonwealth in 1982 with high hopes and expectations, convinced that the organisation will be an arena for coordinating critical issues that the member States, in particular, the smallest members of the organisation face. Since 2012, the government of Maldives has bee

13 Oct, 2016

Sri Lanka abstains from voting on UNESCO resolution

Sri Lanka abstained from voting on a resolution by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) which denounced Israeli violations in and around the al-Haram al-Sharif (also known as the Temple Mount) compound in the occupied Old City of Jerusalem al-Quds. Twenty-four countries, including Algeria, Brazil, China, Iran, Russia and South Africa, voted in favor of the UNESCO resolution on Thursday, while the six countries of the United States, Britain, Germany, the

14 Oct, 2016

Weeratunga accuses Government of misusing state authority

Sri Lanka?s former Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga today accused the Government of misusing state authority when dealing with matters related to him. Weeratunga, who is being investigated over illegal deals of the former Government, said that a container of his which was confiscated by the authorities was sold last month through an auction. He says the container was auctioned without his consent or without informing him. Weeratunga said that he had made an appeal to President Maithri

13 Oct, 2016