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Mawbima owner Tiran Alles and two others remanded over RADA case

Mawbima owner Tiran Alles and two others remanded over RADA case

Three persons including owner of the Mawbima newspaper Tiran Alles have been remanded till November 10 by the Colombo High Court, on charges of misappropriating public funds through the Reconstruction and Development Agency (RADA) in 2006. MORE...

November 2, 2016  01:23 pm|

Jaffna incident: IGP admits shortcomings

Jaffna incident: IGP admits shortcomings

We should admit the fact that there may have been shortcomings on the part of the police with respect of the incident in Jaffna which resulted in the deaths of two university students, IGP Pujith Jayasundara says. MORE...

October 25, 2016  04:16 pm|

Sunil Handunnetti named new COPE Chairman

Sunil Handunnetti named new COPE Chairman

JVP MP Sunil Handunnetti has been appointed as the Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) in Parliament, Deputy Minister Ajith P. Perera said. MORE..

November 26, 2015  04:51 pm|

Keheliya, PB and Lalith grilled at Presidential CoI

Keheliya, PB and Lalith grilled at Presidential CoI

Former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, former Finance Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundera and former Secretary to the President Lalith Weerathunga have been questioned today regarding Rs 200 million in losses incurred by a state media institution during the Presidential Election. MORE..

September 16, 2015  06:04 pm|

PB Jayasundara questioned at SIU

PB Jayasundara questioned at SIU

Sri Lanka’s former Finance Ministry and Treasury Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundara is currently being questioned by the Police Special Investigation Unit (SIU), the police spokesman said. MORE..

August 28, 2015  11:45 am|

Handunetti, Mayadunne named as JVP National List MPs

Handunetti, Mayadunne named as JVP National List MPs

Former MP Sunil Handunetti and former Auditor General Sarathchandra Mayadunne have been named as National List MPs from JVP. MORE..

August 20, 2015  09:39 am|

Sundar Pichai appointed the new CEO of Google

Sundar Pichai appointed the new CEO of Google

India-born Sundar Pichai has been named CEO of Google as part of a surprise corporate overhaul that saw the search giant forming a new parent company called Alphabet Inc. MORE..

August 11, 2015  11:21 am|

Strong quake hits off Indonesia, but no tsunami warning

Strong quake hits off Indonesia, but no tsunami warning

A strong earthquake hit off of Indonesia’s main island of Java on Sunday afternoon, causing residents to pour into the streets, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, and no tsunami warning was issued. MORE...

July 26, 2015  05:44 pm|

Petitions filed against Mahinda Rajapaksa’s security detail

Petitions filed against Mahinda Rajapaksa’s security detail

A Fundamental Rights (FR) petition has been submitted to the Supreme Court seeking a directive to reduce the security provided to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is contesting the forthcoming parliamentary polls. MORE..

July 17, 2015  01:57 pm|

India extends tsunami warning services to Sri Lanka

India extends tsunami warning services to Sri Lanka

India has extended its tsunami early warning system services to Sri Lanka and the Seychelles. MORE..

July 11, 2015  11:57 am|

Saliya Wickramasuriya released on bail

Saliya Wickramasuriya released on bail

Former Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Sri Lanka Reconstruction and Development Agency (RADA), Dr Saliya Wickramasuriya, has been released on bail by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court. MORE..

June 24, 2015  11:58 am|

Post-war systemic breakdown blamed for Jaffna violence

Post-war systemic breakdown blamed for Jaffna violence

Dr. Daya Somasundaram, Professor of Psychiatry at Jaffna University, blames the breakdown of traditional social and administrative structures for the gang rape and murder of 18 year old school girl, S. Vithya, at Pungudithivu on May 13, and the mayhem that engulfed Sri Lanka’s Northern Province subsequently. MORE..

May 23, 2015  09:51 am|

Government nominates former cricketer Skandakumar as top envoy to Australia

Government nominates former cricketer Skandakumar as top envoy to Australia

Sri Lanka has nominated a new chief envoy to Australia – a former cricket administrator, businessman and member of country’s Tamil minority. MORE...

May 18, 2015  12:20 pm|

Ex-COO of RADA arrested for tsunami fund fraud

Ex-COO of RADA arrested for  tsunami fund fraud

The former Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Sri Lanka Reconstruction and Development Agency (RADA), Saliya Wickramasuriya, has been arrested over alleged fraud in tsunami housing funds. MORE..

May 9, 2015  08:28 pm|

Gotabaya seeks Rs 1 billion in damages from Watagala

Gotabaya seeks Rs 1 billion in damages from Watagala

Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa has sent a letter of demand to JVP Western Provincial Councillor Attorney-at-Law Sunil Watagala, seeking Rs 1 billion in damages over alleged malicious and defamatory remarks made by the latter against him. MORE..

May 8, 2015  06:23 pm|

‘Sung influenced Sri Lanka for Ban’s election’

‘Sung influenced Sri Lanka for Ban’s election’

Deceased Keangnam Enterprises Chairman Sung Woan-jong claimed that he contributed considerably to the election of Ban Ki-moon as United Nations secretary general, Sung’s associates were quoted as saying by a vernacular newspaper. MORE..

April 17, 2015  11:55 pm|

Police grills Tiran Alles

Police grills Tiran Alles

The police Special Investigation Unit on Thursday (9) recorded a statement from MP Tiran Alles over an alleged financial fraud, the police Spokesperson said. MORE...

April 9, 2015  03:00 pm|

Sun directly over Sri Lanka today: Met. Department

Sun directly over Sri Lanka today: Met. Department

The Sun is going to be directly over Sri Lanka from today (5) to 15 April, the Meteorology Department said. MORE...

April 5, 2015  12:50 pm|

P.B. Jayasundera questioned over hedging deal

P.B. Jayasundera questioned over hedging deal

The Financial Crime Investigation Division (FCID) is currently recording a statement from former Treasury Secretary and Economic Development Ministry Secretary P.B. Jayasundera in connection with the controversial hedging deal, police spokesman ASP Ruwan Gunasekara said. MORE...

March 31, 2015  10:36 am|

Rigorous imprisonment for Mahinda Abeykoon

Rigorous imprisonment for Mahinda Abeykoon

Chairman of the Central Provincial Council Mahinda Abeykoon has been sentenced to two and a half years rigorous imprisonment by the Kandy High Court on Monday (30). MORE...

March 30, 2015  05:17 pm|

Lalith-Kugan case: Rambukwella and Handunnetti summoned

Lalith-Kugan case: Rambukwella and Handunnetti summoned

A Jaffna court on Wednesday (25) issued summons to former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and Parliamentarian Sunil Handunnetti to appear before court on 30 July. MORE...

March 25, 2015  05:43 pm|

Supreme Court issues notice to PM

Supreme Court issues notice to PM

The Supreme Court on Thursday (12) issued a notice to Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe with respect to a Fundamental Rights (FR) petition filed by former Health Minister and former General Secretary of the United National Party (UNP) Tissa Attanayake. MORE...

March 12, 2015  03:29 pm|

Special ceremony to invoke blessing on national heroes

Special ceremony to invoke blessing on national heroes

The principal and administrator of the Pepiliyana Sunethra Mahadevi Pirivena, Dr. Medagoda Abayatissa Thero, says that a special religious ceremony to invoke blessings on the country’s national heroes will take place on March 15, 2015 marking the 200th year of signing the Kandyan Convention of 1815. MORE..

March 12, 2015  10:32 am|

JVP wants Central Bank Governor to resign

JVP wants Central Bank Governor to resign

The People’s Liberation Front, popularly known as the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), today called for the resignation of Mr. Arjuna Mahendran as the Governor at Central Bank of Sri Lanka. MORE..

March 10, 2015  03:24 pm|

Sunday Leader tenders unconditional apology to Gotabaya

Sunday Leader tenders unconditional apology to Gotabaya

The Sunday Leader has tendered an unconditional apology to former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa in courts for a defamatory publication regarding MiG aircraft purchases. MORE..

March 6, 2015  01:25 pm|

Canada spent $600,000 on MV Sun Sea before deciding to scrap

Canada spent $600,000 on MV Sun Sea before deciding to scrap

Almost five years after a derelict cargo ship with 492 Sri Lankan migrants arrived off the B.C. coast, prompting a change in Canada’s immigration laws, the government has failed to find a buyer for the vessel. MORE..

March 6, 2015  09:57 am|

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