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Will handle relations with India & China, separately - Ranil
Saturday, 07 March 2015 11:06Sri Lanka will handle its relations with India and China “separately” from each other, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe told a Tamil TV Channel.
TNA to raise fishermen issue with Sushma Swaraj
Saturday, 07 March 2015 10:53Members of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) will raise the concerns of northern Sri Lankan fishermen at the party’s meeting with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday.
Measures to ensure democratic rights for North, East masses
Saturday, 07 March 2015 09:28President Maithripala Sirisena says that building up trust, understanding and cordial relations between the people of the North and South regions should be a priority.
My visit part of high-level engagement with Colombo: Sushma Swaraj
Saturday, 07 March 2015 09:58Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday said her visit to Sri Lanka is part of the high-level engagement with the new government of Sri Lanka and "an opportunity to close the gaps" ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit next week.
Indian fishermen will be shot if they cross border - Ranil
Saturday, 07 March 2015 09:51The Sri Lankan navy is only acting as per law when it fires at Indian fishermen entering Lankan waters and therefore they should keep away, Sri LankanPrime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said in an interview to a Tamil news channel.
Yoshitha’s transfer, a probe report referral?
Saturday, 07 March 2015 08:40The probe initiated to ascertain how former President Mahinda Rajapaksa's second son Yoshitha Rajapaksa was recruited to the Navy had ended a few days back, Navy Media Spokesperson Commander Indika de Silva has said.
Several benefits from interest rates change – govt.
Saturday, 07 March 2015 07:16The government cays the change in policy and procedures relating to setting of interest rates has been done in good faith and will result in several benefits to the government and economy of Sri Lanka.
Many SLFP politicians at Kandy platform
Saturday, 07 March 2015 07:08Several MPs and regional politicians of the SLFP are participating in the rally that is taking place in Kandy, where it has been proposed to name Mahinda Rajapaksa as the party’s prime ministerial candidate at the upcoming general election.