Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Malaysia and the Second Secretary were reported to have been mobbed by a group of protesters at Kuala Lampur airport in Malaysia today when they arrived at the airport to send off MP Dinesh Gunawardena who was on a visit to the country with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
The chief monk of the Sri Lankan Buddhist temple in Sentul, Malaysia was assaulted by a small group among demonstrators conducting a protest against former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa who is visiting Malaysia, 'Free Malaysia Today' reported.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday met US Assistant Secretary of State for Central and South Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal in Singapore where they discussed about current political, economic and social developments in the South Asian region.
Considering the submissions by the prosecution under Section 241 of the Penal Code, Colombo High Court Judge Manilal Waidyathilaka yesterday decided to begin the trial on the killing of former TNA MP Nataraj Raviraj and his driver, in the absence of three of the suspects.
Visiting United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon while evading the issue of a presumption of ‘War Crimes’ being committed in Sri Lanka, instead said the United Nations failed in its duty “particularly during the last stages of the conflict”.
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Leader R. Sampanthan, at his meeting with visiting UN Secretary General (UNSG) Ban Ki-moon, is reported to have stressed the need for the ongoing constitutional process to open avenues for a political solution while recognizing the 'right to self-determination’.
The mastermind behind the abduction and murder of 29-year-old textile businessman Mohammed Sakeem Sulaiman, was long standing ‘intimate’ employee (accounts assistant) at Sakeem’s textile business, DIG Ajith Rohana said today.
President Maithripala Sirisena briefed the visiting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon about the steps taken by the government with regard to constitutional reforms, devolution and structural reforms when he met the UN Chief at President’s House today.
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