PM to make statement on Vijayakala

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is to make a statement on State Minister Vijayakala Maheswaran, who is at the centre of a controversy after allegedly calling for the resurgence of the LTTE, today (4), sources close to Prime Minister said last night.

Source said the Prime Minister had summoned Ms. Maheswaran for

Ruwan vehemently condemns Vijayakala’s statement

Responding to a remark by State Minister Vijayakala Maheshwaran stating that LTTE organization should return to govern the North, State Minister of Defense Ruwan Wijewardene, making a special statement, said that he abhors her view on the matter and vehemently opposes it.

The State Minister pointed out that by stating that the LTTE should return to provide security

Vijayakala sees need for LTTE in N-E

It is seen that there is a huge need of reorganization of the LTTE in the North and East, State Minister of Child Affairs Vijayakala Maheswaran claimed yesterday addressing the 'Janapathi Nila Mehewara' event at the Weerasingham Hall in Jaffna.

She said that reports relating to traces of LTTE reorganizing are

We're trying to resolve matters with SriLankan: Arjuna

Petroleum Minister Arjuna Ranatunga said today his office was trying to make every possible effort to sort out the issue with SriLankan rather than stopping the supply of aviation fuel on credit.

The minister said this to the media after attending an event at the

G. L. Peiris hints when Gotabhaya would enter politics

Former Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa will directly join SLPP and enter politics, says SLPP Chairman G. L. Peiris.

He stated this today (02) at the press conference held in SLPP Headquarters located on the Lotus Road.

He says that it is evident that the New York Times (NYT) article is

I have only one and a half years left to serve – Fonseka

Minister of Wildlife Field Marshall Sarath Fonseka says that he hopes to complete all elephant fences in the country within one and a half years.

He stated this, yesterday (01), at a meeting held in Anuradhapura.

He only has a limited time of 1 ½ years to serve and he will somehow complete the elephant fences within one year of that, stated the Minister.

Therefore, he requests the public to have patience until then, he added.

According to him, today there is an elephant fence long 4500 km which can be erected around the country  and the wildlife officials need 2500 km more, which he will work on to provide.


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Cabinet approval required to relocate Ministry of Agriculture

Relocating the Ministry of Agriculture back to its previous location at the Govijana Mandiraya in Battaramulla requires the cabinet approval, says the sources from Ministry of Agriculture.

Ministry of Agriculture is currently housed in Rajagiriya, and it is reported that the Ministry

Mahinda suspects of another international conspiracy against him

He suspects of another international political conspiracy against him and his team, says former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

When exploring the information revealed by the New York Times article, this doubt arises, he stated.

Former President made these comments attending an event in

There’s only a principled criticism against Mahinda’s team – Duminda

There is only a principled criticism regarding the team of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, says Minister Duminda Dissanayake.

Minister Dissanayake made this comment attending a meeting.

The minister pointed out that the group of 16 who left the

PC elections should be held immediately under new or old systems: TNA

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) asserted yesterday that the government should enact new electoral reforms within the next two months to conduct the elections to the three provincial councils which are already overdue, or else revert to the old system to do so without any further delay.

The terms of the Eastern, North-central and Sabaragamuwa