Bollywood’s Salman Khan in fresh controversy
Controversies and Salman Khan are inseparable. The Bollywood star who is in Sri Lanka at the invitation of President Mahinda Rajapaksa has kicked up yet...
Sri Lanka raises deposit rate for over-60s to 12 pct before election
Sri Lanka's central bank on Tuesday raised fixed deposit rates for some savers aged over 60 to 12 percent, as promised in the 2015 budget...
Mr Rajapaksa may still, just, be the favourite
When he called a presidential election for January 8th, two years before he had to, Percy Mahinda Rajapaksa must have been confident of victory. Provincial...
Common candidate seeks Mannar Bishop’s support to win presidential race
Common Opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena who is on an election campaign to the north met Mannar Bishop Rayappu Joseph on 30 December and sought his...
MDMK protest against broadcasting President’s Interview
MDMK cadres on Monday staged an agitation in front of the office of a private TV news channel in Chennai, which is scheduled to broadcast...
TNA decides to back common opposition Presidential candidate
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has decided to back common opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena at the next presidential election. TNA leader R. Sampanthan made the announcement...
UN chief calls for ‘peaceful and credible’ election
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has conveyed his “strong expectation” that the Government of Sri Lanka will ensure “the peaceful and credible conduct” of its...
Salman Khan Campaigns for Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Upsets Tamil Parties
Actor Salman Khan has earned the ire of political parties in Tamil Nadu for agreeing to campaign for Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa in elections...
Sri Lanka: An election that India needs to watch
Any nation-wide election in the neighbourhood is a treat and/or threat for India not to miss watching even otherwise. Advanced presidential polls in Sri Lanka,...
Postwar Sri Lanka’s Awkward Peace
Two men were riding the train known as the Queen of Jaffna as it rattled through the haunted battlegrounds of Sri Lanka’s civil war. One...
Commonwealth to observe election
Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, former President of Guyana, will lead the Observer Group, which follows a formal invitation from Sri Lanka’s Commissioner of Elections, Mahinda Deshapriya. Commonwealth...
Floods, mudslides create havoc
At least 30 people died and six are missing due to floods and landslides caused by the incessant rains that lashed the country for the...
Muslim Congress quits Government
In a blow to President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s re-election bid, Sri Lanka’s largest Muslim party quit the government on Sunday to support common presidential candidate Maithripala...
Aboard Sri Lanka’s tsunami train, an anguished hope of reunion
Ten years after a towering wave hurled the Sri Lankan train Samudra Devi off its tracks and killed more than 1,000 people, passenger Shanthi Gallage...
TNA members to hold special meeting to discuss forthcoming Presidential Polls
The Tamil National Alliance is expected to announce its support to the Common Opposition Candidate Maithripala Sirisena, at his first meeting, scheduled to be held...