Politics

FCID records statement from Gota

Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, yesterday (25), gave a lengthy statement to the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) of the…

6 years ago

Sujeewa urges incentive payments for Import & Export Dept.

Imports and Exports Controller General Damayanthi Karunarathna accepting her appointment from International Trade State Minister Sujeewa Senasinghe  New Controller General…

6 years ago

President rejects proposal to pay compensation to former LTTE cadres and their families

Sirisena refuses to even discuss Swaminathan’s memorandum; compensation issues to be dealt with by designated body --UNP’s damage-control move misfires…

6 years ago

Govt. to introduce laws to waive taxes: Mangala

The government will soon introduce new legislation -- in the form of an amendment to the Inland revenue Act --…

6 years ago

Lanka thanks PM Modi for grants to run free ambulance service

Sri Lanka today thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving a grant of USD 22.8 million for running free emergency…

6 years ago

U.S. quitting UNHRC could be advantageous to Sri Lanka – Rajitha

The government said yesterday that the decision of the United States of America to quit the United Nations Human Rights…

6 years ago

Reports of COPA presented to parliament

The reports of the Committee on Public Accounts or COPA on 837 state institutions were presented to Parliament this afternoon.…

6 years ago

Mahinda Rajapaksa hints at 2020 presidential bid

https://youtu.be/nc_sZVijPv8 Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Former Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa paid homage to the Temple of the Sacred Tooth…

6 years ago

SLFP Group-16 admits failure to make President quit govt.

Dissident SLFP group aka Group of 16 yesterday acknowledged that its efforts to convince President Maithripala Sirisena to quit the…

6 years ago

Maithri says that Government is unsuccessful

https://youtu.be/cEdhP2UnLbA Speaking at a media briefing, General Secretary of the United National Freedom Front, Maithri Gunaratne, pointed out how unsuccessful…

6 years ago