Former Minister Reginald Cooray passed away

India hands over 150 houses to beneficiaries in Nuwara Eliya

India today handed over?150 houses built under the Indian Housing Project?to beneficiaries in Nuwara Eliya. In a special ceremony held at the Dayagama West Estate in the Nuwara Eliya District, 150 houses built under the Indian Housing Project were handed over to the beneficiaries jointly by Palani Digambaram, Minister for Hill country New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development and Gayantha Karunathilake, Minister of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms, V. Radhakrishnan, Non-Cabinet Mini

20 Jan, 2019

US insists no move to establish army camp in Sri Lanka

The United States (US) has rejected claims it was in the process of establishing an army camp in Sri Lanka. The US Embassy in Colombo said that a base had never been a part of the US relationship with Sri Lanka nor have there ever been discussions aimed at establishing one. Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) General Secretary Dayasiri Jayasekara told reporters on Friday that the Government was looking at allowing the US to establish a military base in Sri Lanka. Jayasekara claimed that US Army tr

20 Jan, 2019

Sri Lanka to seek repatriation of refugees in Tamil Nadu

Sri Lanka is seeking “serious dialogues” with India for repatriation of Lankan refugees living in Tamil Nadu, its envoy on Friday said while asserting that his country wants them to be resettled back home with provision of housing and livelihood. A large number of Lankan refugees continue to live in Tamil Nadu over 30 years after the outbreak of civil war had caused them to flee the country. Interacting with reporters at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia (FCC), High Commissioner o

19 Jan, 2019