Russian Ambassador in Colombo Levan Dzhagryan yesterday said that Russia never imposes any conditions on aid neither political nor economic. The Ambassador said that one of the aims of Russian Foreign Policy is to promote international co-operation in solving economic, social, cultural and humanitarian problems. “Our aim is always humanitarian, our actions are based on the principles of respect of independence and non interference in to domestic affairs”, he said ..read more

Colombo Chief Magistrate Prasanna Alwis issued orders to the Inland Revenue Department yesterday (12) to handover the income tax reports of the members of the Board of Directors of the Onmax DT, a company that engaged in illegal pyramid transactions, to the Criminal Investigation Department. The Magistrate issued this order after considering a request filed through a motion by the Criminal Investigation Department ..read more

Another productive life has been lost to Sri Lanka as a result of illegal strike action of certain segments of Railway Engine drivers. A 19-year-old Dinuth Iduruwa Perera who studied at Moratuwa Technical College, residing in Moragoda, Gampaha, has died from the incident. The railway stations across the country remained full of passengers last Sunday and Monday, due to the strike started by the officers of the Railway Department’s Locomotive Operating Engineers’ Union ..read more

The Urban Development Authority has so far received project proposals worth of Rs.45 billion from investors within this year. Currently, constructions are carried out in 14 projects among them. According to the UDA, the value of the development projects implemented in Colombo, Nuwara Eliya and Ekala areas is about Rs.35 billion ..read more

President directs Minister to ensure that commuter’s are not affected Eighty four striking drivers responsible  for student’s death Minister fixed a meeting today to discuss issues but they struck Police, Army deployed to ensure commuters’ safety ..read more

State Finance Minister Dr. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya has confirmed that the first review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement for Sri Lanka will begin on September 14 between Sri Lankan officials and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) team. The IMF team is scheduled to stay in Colombo  from September 14 to September 27. The IMF Board approved a 48-month extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) of US$3 billion to support Sri Lanka’s economic policies and reforms ..read more

Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said that Channel 4 is an organisation that works to publish any lie as ‘truth’ for money on social media. This channel has been working in the past to fulfil the needs of certain parties by taking money from them and they have made a film before including scenes that show that a group of LTTE members are being shot dead by the Sri Lankan Army after being arrested, the Minister said. The Minister stated this while addressing the media on September 10 in Kandy ..read more

The Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) said at the 54th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that it will not accept Resolution 51/1 which includes an ‘Evidence Gathering Mechanism’ and will not cooperate with it ..read more

Following a complaint made by Major General Suresh Sallay, the Head of State Intelligence Service (SIS) regarding the controversial Channel 4 documentary on the Easter Sunday attacks, the British electronic media regulatory office, has started an investigation. The UK-based Channel 4 recently released a programme regarding the Easter Sunday terror attacks in Sri Lanka alleging that the Director General of the State Intelligence Service, is complicit in the attacks ..read more

The President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that he expects to provide a health insurance to every citizen of the country. President Wickremesinghe also announced plans to establish the first non-government Medical Faculty in Sri Lanka, a significant step towards expanding medical education opportunities ..read more