Four cops arrested over death of suspect

Opposition questions US interest on Sri Lanka

The opposition today questioned the keen interest the United States is having on Sri Lanka with several top US officials already having visited the country this year. Opposition Parliamentarian?Dullas Alahaperuma said that while the Government says it is following a middle line in Sri Lanka’s foreign policy, the reality does not seem to be the case. Alahaperuma said that over the past four months top US officials including Nisha Biswal, Samantha Power and?Thomas Shannon visited Sri Lanka and h

16 Dec, 2015

TNA demands reduction of army in North

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) today demanded the reduction?of the army presence in the North. TNA Parliamentarian E. Sarawanabavan told Parliament that the TNA supported the new Government to win the elections without?signing any agreement. However he noted that the Government, before it came to power, had given several assurances to the public in the North in order to win their support. Sarawanabavan said that one assurance was that the presence of the military in the North will be reduc

17 Dec, 2015

Government blames LTTE for damage to property

The Government today blamed the LTTE for the extensive damage caused to property in the north during the war. Minister of Housing Sajith Premadasa, speaking in Parliament today, refused to accept claims made by the Tamil National Alliance that the army was responsible for houses damaged during the war. He said that the army took every effort to protect the people and their property during the war and that it was the LTTE which damaged civilian homes and property in the area. The Minister also

16 Dec, 2015