Two youth drown at sea in Beruwela

US seeks $31 million to assist reconciliation efforts in Lanka

The United States, State Department is seeking $31 million through the White House budget to assist the reconciliation process in Sri Lanka. The State Department noted that US assistance to Sri Lanka has entered a new era and in the Financial Year 2017, US?assistance will be used to strengthen governance, democratic reform, and the rule of law by?promoting and protecting human rights, strengthening justice sector institutions, and supporting civil society organizations. The State Department sa

10 Feb, 2016

PM assures no escape for corrupt members of ex regime

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today?assured Parliament that there will be no escape for corrupt members of the former regime. Speaking in Parliament today, the Prime Minister said that the investigations into large scale fraud and corruption is being conducted in a transparent and independent manner. He insisted that the investigation is not an attempt to hunt down the opposition nor is there political interference in the?probe. The Prime Minister however said that the investigators mus

10 Feb, 2016

China keen to use Hambantota for ship repairs

China has offered to invest on a ship repair yard at the?Hambantota port, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today. He said the Government should be open to the idea to consider allowing Chinese engineers to work at the yard, at least for five years, if a request to that effect is made. Construction of the Hambantota port was jointly funded by the Ex-Im Bank of the People’s Republic of China and Sri Lanka Ports Authority. The Government recently said the?Hambantota Port will

10 Feb, 2016