The Central Bank of Sri Lanka on Tuesday issued a commemorative note in the denomination of Rs 1000 to mark the ushering of peace and prosperity to Sri Lanka. The bank said it issued the first ...

The opposition Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), which Rajapaksa heads, dubbed the move a political act of vengeance claiming he was still under threat from remnants of the LTTE. He is largely ...