The Chief Minister of the Tamil-majority Northern Province of Sri Lanka, C.V.Wigneswaran, has said that accountability for the war crimes allegedly committed in the last phase of Eelam War IV must be established before the Sri Lankan government formulates a new constitution to address the basic political question.

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has said that it will fully support the proposed Value Added Tax (VAT) amendment bill which will be tabled in Parliament on Wednesday.

The message of tolerance at the heart of the Trudeau government's international outlook is now being put to the test in one the world's most ethnically scarred postwar countries -- Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka is set to sell two Chinese built bulk carrier ships purchased in the past five months by Ceylon Shipping Corporation (CSC) with a People’s Bank loan the corporation is unable to pay back the loans.

Sri Lanka has launched ‘exact farming technology’ exploring the potential between space and agriculture to ensure local farmers get maximum possible benefits utilising modern space technology for the first time in the agri industry, Agriculture Ministry said.

With the completion of the Northern Province railway lines, IRCON is very keen to assist Sri Lanka Railways in any of its future infrastructure development projects in line with the priorities of the railway transport sector, Project Director of the company S L Gupta, said.