Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa Set to Name His Brother Prime Minister
COLOMBO: Newly-elected Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday named his brother Mahinda as Prime Minister, cementing the grip on power of a clan credited with crushing the Tamil Tigers a decade ago. Mahinda, a two-term president himself, is due to be sworn in as premier on Thursday following the resignation of Ranil Wickremesinghe after […]
Bombs kill 207 in Easter Day attacks on Sri Lankan churches, hotels
COLOMBO: Easter Day bomb blasts at three Sri Lankan churches and three luxury hotels killed about 207 people and wounded more than 450 including five Pakistan nationals, a hospital director and police officials said, following a lull in major attacks since the end of the civil war 10 years ago. In just one church, St. Sebastian’s […]
Sri Lanka Warned of Threat Hours Before Suicide Attacks
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan intelligence officials were tipped off about an imminent attack by extremists hours before a series of suicide bombings killed more than 300 people on Easter Sunday, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. Three churches and four hotels were hit by suicide bombers on Sunday morning, killing 321 people and […]
Sri Lanka Focuses on the Initiatives to Ensure Children’s Rights at the 77th CRC Session
source: www.colombopage.com The unity government made efforts to assure the rights of the children at the 77th session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child in Geneva on January 15. According to the reports, the island nation is making their way towards the path of progress in protecting and promoting the rights of […]
Sri Lanka Aims to Produce 60% of Pharmaceuticals Locally By 2020
source: www.afsuter.com The Government of Sri Lanka is initiating a massive change in the field of pharmaceutical manufacturing industry. According to the reports, it was revealed that the Government is presently working on importing substitution through the establishment of a local pharmaceutical production zone that could fulfil 60% demand for drugs by 2020. A Government […]
Newly Led Sri Lanka Cricket Team Backed By Mahela Jayawardene
source: www.130513-375933-1-raikfcquaxqncofqfm.stackpathdns.com In the latest statement, Mahela Jayawardene has revealed that the worst days of Sri Lankan cricket has gone. Of late, they have sorted out management positions and their leadership for the national team. During a special interview with The National on January 17, Jayawardene, the Ex Sri Lankan captain remarked that he had […]
Angelo Mathews to Chair as the Limited-Overs Captain of Sri Lanka
source: www.thestar.com.my Sri Lanka has announced the return of Angelo Mathews on January 16. The cricket board also has decided that he would return as a skipper for limited-overs cricket before the 2019 World Cup. The decision has been taken just six months after the all-rounder had been sacked from the position. Earlier, Mathews had […]
