Eight including children missing after flood waters wash away tractor

AG ordered to file indictments against Ranjan

The Attorney General has been ordered to submit indictments against State Minister of Highways and Road Development Ranjan Ramanayake in a contempt of court case. The Supreme Court ordered the Attorney General to submit indictments within a month. Ramanayake was accused of making a statement critical on the composition of the Supreme Court judge bench hearing the petitions filed against the dissolution of Parliament.

12 Jun, 2019

Singapore offers to assist Sri Lanka to establish peace

Singapore would assist Sri Lanka in its efforts to establish peace in the Asian region, Singapore’s Law and Order Minister K Shanmugam said. The Minister had made these remarks during a meeting with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe who is on an official visit to Singapore, the Prime Minister’s Office said today. During the discussion, the Prime Minister had discussed on how counter-terrorism measures could be collectively implemented by both countries. Wickremesinghe had also discussed mat

14 Jun, 2019

Sri Lanka wants nuclear terrorism high on global agenda

Sri Lanka called for placing the nuclear terrorism high on the global agenda at the 2019 Plenary Meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT), held at Palacio San Martin in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6-7 June 2019, the Foreign Ministry said today. Participating at the GICNT Plenary, Ambassador Musthafa M. Jaffeer, Sri Lanka?s Delegate, stated that Sri Lanka has recognized the increased threat posed to global and international security from terrorism, including nuclear

14 Jun, 2019