Harin appointed as the new Sports Minister

China and India to take part in military exercise in Sri Lanka

China and India are to take part in a joint military exercise in Sri Lanka next month, the Asia Pacific Daily (APD) reported on Friday quoting the Sri Lankan military as saying. The joint annual Field Training Exercise (FTX), ‘Exercise – Cormorant Strike VIII – 2017’ organized by the Sri Lankan army will see the participation of 2675 army, navy and air force troops, including 62 foreign military participants and observers. The military exercise it to be staged from 3 September to 24 September

25 Aug, 2017

Lankan in UK found guilty of murder faces life sentence

A jealous husband from Sri Lanka who beat a love rival to death in Milton Keynes in the UK is facing a life sentence after a jury found him guilty of murdering the man. Sri Lankan Gnanachandran Balachandran, 38, was incensed after discovering his estranged wife was seeing another man. Balachandran 38, who was watching his wife’s every move, organised the abduction of his rival, Suren Sivananthan, 32, after the couple had gone to the Secklow Gate shopping centre in Milton Keynes in January of t

25 Aug, 2017

Student activist Ryan Jayalath further remanded

Convenor of the Medical Faculty Students? Action Committee Ryan Jayalath has been further remanded till September 7. Ryan Jayalath was arrested last week after he surrendered to the Maligakanda Magistrates Court.

25 Aug, 2017