Two killed in Maskeliya road accident

Army chief says troops ready for any challenge

Army Commander?Lieutenant General Crishanthe De Silva says the army is prepared to face any challenge. Addressing troops at the?Colombo Army Headquarters,?Crishanthe De Silva said that everyone in the army should remember that their?prime responsibility is to safeguard the territorial integrity and the unitary status of the country while extending their?best cooperation towards nation-building. “The Army should always be prepared to face any challenge when it matters to the defence of the coun

01 Jan, 2016

Community behind Lankan family to be deported from US

As a deportation date nears for a San Antonio family with roots in Sri Lanka, friends in their local community came together to try to get the attention of their local congressman. Their message is a simple and clear one they hope Congressman Joaquin Castro will hear, kens5.com reported. ?So we are trying to call on congressman Castro and other folks in the community to really step up and to see the support that the family has and to take action to make sure that they can stay here,? said Moha

01 Jan, 2016

MP wants Ceylon House in Makkah ?returned to community?

A visiting Sri Lankan legislator told Arab News that ?Ceylon House,? which is a property of the island?s Muslims, has to be redeemed from an individual who claims to be its owner and handed to a new group of trustees, who should be appointed by the Colombo government. Mujibur Rahman, a young parliamentarian who was elected to Sri Lanka?s Parliament with a large number of votes from the Colombo Central Electorate, said that it is sad that the previous government has not taken any action on this

31 Dec, 2015