Appeal Court Judge Neil Iddawela has recused himself from hearing the writ petition filed by former President Maithripala Sirisena, challenging the magisterial inquiry and issuance of summons against him in connection with the Easter Sunday attack incidents. Court of Appeal (President) Justice Nissanka Bandula Karunaratne announced that Justice Iddawela, a member of five-judge-bench nominated to hear this case, has declined to hear the petition
Next year will be an election year where three kinds of elections will be held, UNP Deputy Leader and Senior Presidential Advisor Ruwan Wijewardene said over the weekend. “We will have to face a Presidential, General and a Provincial Council election next year and thus it will be an election year,” Mr. Wijewardene said at the UNP Dompe Bala Mandala meeting.
Saying that they had immediately intervened in the incident of Journalist Tharindu Uduwaragedara being beaten and arrested by police, the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) yesterday said they will summon everyone linked to the case for inquiry.
Sri Lankan Ambassador in Beijing Dr. Palitha Kohona whose stint ended last Friday has been asked to stay there for another twelve days since the government is yet to find a replacement, Daily Mirror learns. He is now supposed to return to the country on August 12 as a result. According to informed sources, the Foreign Ministry is trying to post a career diplomat in Beijing ahead of President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s visit in October.
The body of a woman who had allegedly been killed by her husband was to be exhumed after submitting a report to court. The deceased was a resident of Yakahalpotha in Rideemaliyedda. Police said that investigations had revealed that she had been assaulted to death by her husband, and the body dumped in a toilet pit with the help of her son, both of whom have been arrested.
A 24-year-old businessman has been arrested by the Kiriella Police for reckless driving after a jeep he had been driving collided with a car and a motorcycle, resulting in the death of one person and injuries to five others in Kiriella on Saturday night.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe should realize that he can no longer rule the country with a suppressive mindset like in the 1980s and if he resorts to such suppressive moves, it will be a complete failure, National People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said.
More than 150 fuel station dealers have not maintained 50 percent capacity stock and placed adequate orders to maintain stock requirements anticipating a fuel price revision next month. Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has informed that 101 fuel station dealers have not placed their orders for Octane 92 Petrol and 61 dealers for Lanka Auto diesel to maintain their stock requirements as o
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) urged the health authorities to immediately conduct an impartial investigation into the death of a three-year-old boy, who died following a kidney operation at the Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital (LRH). GMOA Media Spokesman Dr Chamil Wijesinghe told Daily Mirror, “It’s unfair for both parties namely victims and medical officers to draw early conclusions on the incident without a comprehensiv
As a large creditor to Sri Lanka, China is welcome to join the effort steered by Japan, India and France to help the island nation cope with its debt distress, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday. She also called upon the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank to speed up relief measures for countries facing debt vulnerabilities.
French President Emmanuel Macron, during his meeting with the Sri Lankan counterpart, is reported to have said that his country will strive to engage China for a common agreement on Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring. Mr. Macron arrived in Sri Lanka on July 28 night, following his trip to the South Pacific region, to mark the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations. He held talks with President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
The team of drug inspectors that had visited the Wadhwan plant of Indiana Ophthalmics in Surendranagar, the manufacturer of the eye drop which caused complications in Sri Lanka, found “no major deviation” in manufacturing practices, Gujarat commissioner of Food and Drug Administration Hemant Koshia has told an Indian Media, Scroll.
Journalist cum media activist Tharindu Uduwaragedara was beaten and arrested by the police and police riot squad units that dispersed a joint trade union protest held against the IMF deal yesterday in Borella, by firing tear gas and water cannons.
A group of expatriate workers staying in Kuwait who had been deported for want of Visas arrived at the Katunayake International Airport in the early hours of yesterday on temporary passports issued by the Sri Lankan Embassy. It included 59 housemaids and three male employees. A spokesman for th
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US Embassy issues travel warning for Arugam Bay
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