Chinese among foreigners arrested in Galle over cybercrimes

Public advised to exercise caution as numbers rise

Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva today requested the general public to continue to strictly adhere to the health guidelines issued to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Sri Lanka. The Army Commander made the request after 80 new cases were detected in the country during the last two days. Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva told reporters that the activities of a majority of the public seem as though Sri Lanka did not experience the coronavirus pandemic. ?Some people hav

02 Sep, 2020

Japan ready to provide assistance to suit Sri Lanka?s needs

Japan says it is ready to provide assistance to suit Sri Lanka?s needs. The Ambassador of Japan to Sri Lanka Akira Sugiyama called on Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees this morning. ?I congratulate you on the victory at the recent election and reappointment as Prime Minister,? Ambassador Sugiyama said. He also handed over two congratulatory letters, from Japanese Prime Minister Shinz? Abe and Yasushi Akashi, Representative of the Government of Japan on Peace-Building, Rehabilita

02 Sep, 2020

Solheim claims MR was ready to let LTTE dominate North ?

By Easwaran Rutnam? Then President Mahinda Rajapaksa had sought a summit with LTTE leader Vellupilla Prabakaran at the time both sides were negotiating peace, former Norwegian peace envoy Erik Solheim told Daily Mirror. In an interview with Daily Mirror Audio, Solheim said that Rajapaksa was also prepared to allow the LTTE to “dominate” the North. ?Mahinda told me he was completely open to having a summit with Prabakaran and that they would agree to the LTTE dominating the North as long as it

02 Sep, 2020