People who led the last struggle for dollars have now been exposed. Some political parties are trying to fulfill their needs by sacrificing the youth and some officials are trying to win their rights by sacrificing the people, Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa said.
Tamil politicians have asked president Ranil Wickremesinghe not to change a decision to return private land near two archaeological sites in the east.
India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge-sheet against 13 persons, including Sri Lankan nationals, in the India-Sri Lanka illegal drugs and arms trade case relating to attempts to revive the LTTE in India and Sri Lanka.
A Tamil couple in the war-affected district of Mullaitivu accuse the forest officials of severely torturing them on unsubstantiated charges of stocking arrack and meat of protected animals.
Continuous delays in SriLankan Airlines flights are hampering the programme to send people for employment in Korea, said subject minister Manusha Nanayakkara.
The main opposition party, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB ), has decided to oppose the government’s agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for an extended fund facility.
No world leader would raise his voice when addressing president Ranil Wickremesinghe, said UNP chairman Wajira Abeywardena.
A Jaffna-born professor, Arri Coomarasamy, has been awarded an OBE in the King's Birthday Honours.
High Commissioner of India Gopal Baglay and Secretary to the Ministry of Education M.N Ranasinghe exchanged diplomatic notes on June 19 to fast-track the implementation of establishment of modern computer labs and smart boards with customized curriculum software in 200 schools in the Galle district.
The use of an Indian-made anaesthetic, Bupivacaine, has been suspended from use following two deaths of patients after being administered with the drug, said the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA).
