Price of Litro gas to be reduced

GTF ready for direct talks on Tamil issues

The Global Tamil Forum (GTF), an influential diaspora group based in London, says it is ready for direct talks with anyone to resolve Tamil issues. The GTF was responding to a question posed by The Sunday Leader when asked if it willing to have direct talks with the Government on the Tamil issue. GTF spokesman Suren Surendiran said that the GTF has so far not been invited for any talks in Sri Lanka by the Government. ?No no invitations were received for direct talks, remember GTF is still a p

30 May, 2015

Mahinda to be issued notice by commission

The Bribery or Corruption commission is to issue notice on former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to appear before the commission despite recent protests in Parliament and outside. Director General of the Bribery Commission, Dilrukshi Dias Wickramasinghe has told The Sunday Leader newspaper?that the former President and former Health Minister Tissa Attanayake?s impending interrogation has not been withheld, but will be carried out shortly. Wickramasinghe said that the delay in getting the statemen

30 May, 2015

Sri Lanka reiterates importance given to China

State Minister of Defence Ruwan Wijewardene had talks with Admiral Sun Jianguo, Deputy Chief of General Staff of the People’s Liberation Army and Leader of the Chinese delegation on the sidelines of the 14th IISS Asia Security Summit- Shangri La Dialogue 2015 in Singapore, the Ministry of Defence said today. Secretary to the Ministry of Defence B M U D Basnayake was also present at the talks held yesterday. During the meeting Minister Wijewardene mentioned that the recent successful State Visi

30 May, 2015