Srilanka

The Asgiriya, Malwatte Chapters and Colombo Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith told the government that public opinion should be sought before signing agreements with foreign countries which could impact on the independence and sovereignty of Sri Lanka.

The Government has decided to grant financial facilities for eight new loan schemes thereby further widening the Governmentinterest subsidized Enterprise Sri Lanka Loan Scheme that targets to create one hundred thousand entrepreneurs in the country within a year. The proposal submitted by Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera to broaden this loan scheme further has been approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.

People all over the world are congratulating PM Modi for rising to safeguarding Indian democracy, President Maithripala Sirisena said.He added that the country is looking forward to PM Modivisit to Sri Lanka on June 9. President Sirisena was speaking in a press conference in New Delhi. He is in the country to attend the Bilateral Meeting with BIMSTEC Nations at Hyderabad House in New Delhi.

The Criminal Investigation Department is scrutinising more than 1,800 telephone numbers used by the Easter Sunday suicide bombers, Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said. Investigators attached to the CID and the Terrorist Investigation Division have taken into custody Twenty six (26) computers, including 23 laptops, 138 mobile phones and tabs, 30 external hard disks,12 pen drives, 142 sim cards and 67 CDs, DVDs and DVRs in connection with the Easter Sunday attacks