Vacated PC seats to be filled after MPs take oath

Vacated PC seats to be filled after MPs take oath

Aug 26, 2015

The appointing of new Provincial Councillors to fill the seats left vacant by more than 50 Provincial Council members including ... Read More

South Africa denies reports of Ramaphosa having talks in SL

South Africa denies reports of Ramaphosa having talks in SL

Aug 26, 2015

The President’s Office of South Africa denied reports that Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa of visiting Sri Lanka to have talks ... Read More

Mahinda will not be ‘Opposition Leader’

Mahinda will not be ‘Opposition Leader’

Aug 26, 2015

It was stated that former President Mahinda Rajapaksa will give political leadership to the parties and groups with him, but ... Read More

CPJ appreciates arrests over SL journalist’s disappearance

CPJ appreciates arrests over SL journalist’s disappearance

Aug 26, 2015

The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalist (CPJ) has appreciated Colombo for arresting five army officers and two civilians in ... Read More

Rally held in Muzaffarabad against India for LoC violation

Rally held in Muzaffarabad against India for LoC violation

Aug 25, 2015

  AJK Prime Minister Chaudhary Abdul Majeed led the rally. A rally was held in Muzaffarabad on Tuesaday to protest ... Read More

Sobitha Thera blasts move to form jumbo Cabinet

Sobitha Thera blasts move to form jumbo Cabinet

Aug 25, 2015

  National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) Leader the Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera today severely criticized the move to appoint ... Read More

Israel releases hundreds of migrants from desert facility

Israel releases hundreds of migrants from desert facility

Aug 25, 2015

  Israel on Tuesday began releasing hundreds of African migrants from a detention centre in the middle of the desert ... Read More

National Government delays Cabinet swearing-in

National Government delays Cabinet swearing-in

Aug 25, 2015

  The swearing in of the new cabinet of ministers is likely to take place on Thursday and Friday as ... Read More

Don’t blame me for National List appointments: Susil Premajeyantha

Don’t blame me for National List appointments: Susil Premajeyantha

Aug 25, 2015

  Former United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) General Secretary Susil Premajayantha emphasized yesterday that he was not involved nor consulted ... Read More

Typhoon lashes Japan, people urged to evacuate

Typhoon lashes Japan, people urged to evacuate

Aug 25, 2015

  Japanese authorities advised 280,000 people to evacuate their homes as a typhoon lashed southern Kyushu island and western Japan ... Read More

Some of the best celebrations by bowlers in cricket

Some of the best celebrations by bowlers in cricket

Aug 25, 2015

  Cricket is an unpredictable game, to say the least. In some instances the match remains undecided till the very ... Read More

Turkey, US conclude talks on anti-IS operations

Turkey, US conclude talks on anti-IS operations

Aug 25, 2015

  Turkey's foreign minister says Turkish and U.S. officials have concluded "technical talks" on operations against the Islamic State group. ... Read More

Sajin Vass further remanded

Sajin Vass further remanded

Aug 25, 2015

  Former United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) MP Sajin de Vass Gunawardane was further remanded till September 8 by the ... Read More

Chinese stocks fall for 4th day, dropping 7.6 percent

Chinese stocks fall for 4th day, dropping 7.6 percent

Aug 25, 2015

  China's main stock market index has fallen for a fourth day, plunging 7.6 percent to an eight-month low. In ... Read More

Singapore to hold general election on Sept. 11

Singapore to hold general election on Sept. 11

Aug 25, 2015

  Singapore's government has announced that it will hold a general election on Sept. 11. The polls, announced Tuesday, are ... Read More