Police urge public gathering at Galle Face to be vigilant

Govternment probing alleged disappearances

The government is investigating alleged disappearances in Sri Lanka highlighted by the UN Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID), the UN General Assembly was told last week. Sri Lanka?s Permanent Representative to the UN Dr. Palitha Kohona told the Third Committee of the 67th Session of the UN General Assembly that a working committee has been established to respond to cases of disappearances and a Deputy Inspector General of Police appointed to conduct ground verifica

11 Nov, 2012

China, Sri Lanka to boost defence relations

China and Sri Lanka today firmed up their defence relations during a meeting of their top officials who pledged to make efforts to boost relations between the two countries and their militaries. Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie met a Sri Lankan delegation headed by Secretary of Defence and Urban Development Ministry Gotabaya Rajapaksa. During the meeting in Beijing, they pledged to make efforts to boost relations between the two countries and their militaries, state-run Xinhua news agen

11 Nov, 2012

A budget for the Lamborghini says UNP

The UNP today accused the government of formulating the budget for 2013 to favor the import of a Lamborghini car for a VIP. UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe told reporters today that the government had decided to remove the excise duty on racing cars to facilitate the import of the Lamborghini car. Speaking at a separate event today UNP MP Sujeewa Senasinghe said that the Lamborghini car was already in the country and needed to be cleared from taxes to be put on the street. President Mahinda R

11 Nov, 2012