Kotikawatte Mulleriyawa Pradeshiya Sabha member murdered

Anura Senanayake further remanded till August 10

Former DIG Anura Senanayake was today further remanded in the Wasim Thajudeen murder case?till August 10. Thajudeen died on May 17, 2012 in Kirulapone and his body was found in his car which had crashed into a wall. According to police reports in 2012, the rugby player was driving home after attending a party when he lost control of the car and crashed into a wall on Park Road. The police claimed that the car had exploded instantly and burnt the victim. However suspicions later arose over th

03 Aug, 2016

UN’s new country head meets Mangala and presents credentials

Una McCauley presented her credentials to Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, as the new Resident Coordinator for the United Nations and the Resident Representative for UNDP in Sri Lanka today. As the most senior UN Official in the country, Ms. McCauley will lead the UN Country Team of 21 Resident and Non-Resident UN Agencies and act as the representative of the UN Secretary-General in Sri Lanka. Prior to her appointment, Ms. McCauley served as the UNICEF Representative for Sri Lanka for fou

03 Aug, 2016

Indonesia to assist Sri Lanka in combating radicalism, extremism

Indonesia is set to give assistance to Sri Lanka in counter-terrorism measures?as the two countries have agreed to strengthen bilateral relations in the security and defense sectors following a meeting between President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in Jakarta on Wednesday,?the Jakarta Post reported. Jokowi and Wickremesinghe met at the State Palace to discuss several issues such as security and economic partnership, Foreign Affairs Minister Retno LP Ma

03 Aug, 2016