Curfew to be lifted at 6am tomorrow and re-imposed at 2PM

More Ministers take oaths in new Government

More Ministers took oaths in the new Government before President Maithripala Sirisena this evening. Duminda Dissanayake took oaths as the Minister of Irrigation, Water Resources and Disaster Management, Dayasiri Jayasekara as the Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training,?Piyasena Gamage as the State Minister of Youth, Women and Child Affairs,?Lakshman Senewiratne as the State Minister of Defence,?M. L. A. M. Hizbullah as the State Minister of Highways and Road Development,?Mohan L

01 Nov, 2018

Susil says Parliament unlikely to meet on Monday

United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Parliamentarian Susil Premjayantha says Parliament is unlikely to meet on Monday. He told reporters today that Parliament needs time to prepare to meet and there is not enough time to meet on Monday. Premjayantha said that news reports claiming Parliament will meet on Monday were misleading. President Maithripala Sirisena, last week, prorogued Parliament till November 16th after Ranil Wickremesinghe was sacked as Prime Minister and Mahinda Rajapaksa was

01 Nov, 2018

Sri Lanka insists no justification for travel advisories

Foreign Minister Dr. Sarath Amunugama, said that there was no justification for the travel advisories issued by a few countries, since there have been no incidents of violence or disruption in the country following the recent events. He said the Tourism sector has not been subject to any inconvenience. The Minister made these observations when he met with leading inbound tour operators, Senior Officials of Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB), representatives of the Sri Lankan Airlines a

02 Nov, 2018