Vigneswaran hits out at PM’s remarks

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jaffna, the Chief Minister of Tamil-majority region in Sri Lanka hit out at Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe for his controversial comments on shooting trespassing Indian fishermen. MORE...

March 15, 2015  04:53 pm|

Namal says he voted for the budget with ‘reluctance’

Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa said that he voted favorably on the new Government’s interim budget with ‘reluctance’ because of concerns he has about the unsustainable nature of the proposals that have been presented. MORE...

February 8, 2015  05:01 pm|

VIDEO: 2015 Interim Budget passed in Parliament

The Second Reading of the Appropriation (Amendment) Bill for 2015, presented to Parliament by the new government, has been passed with a majority of 163 votes with 164 members voting in favor and a single MP voting against. MORE..

February 7, 2015  05:51 pm|

2015 Interim Budget presented in Parliament

Ravi Karunanayake, in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, presented the interim Budget for the fiscal year of 2015 to Parliament, a short while ago. MORE...

January 29, 2015  01:38 pm|