Dulanjali Jayakody, the daughter of late President R. Premadasa was questioned by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for allegedly depositing fake notes worth Rs. two million at a private bank in Colombo 7, police said.
Rejecting the claims that there were democratic issues within the party, the Democratic Party led by Sarath Fonseka said today that there was no need to change the party leadership and that Sarath Fonseka would remain as the party’s leader.
A STATEMENT by the European Union (EU) has stated that significant progress had been made by a number of countries, including Sri Lanka, in addressing illegal fishing.
By Eric Baculinao, BEIJING — Hundreds of family members of passengers aboard missing Flight 370 marched on the Malaysian Embassy in Beijing on Tuesday, demanding “the truth” about what happened.
The First ever Pakistan National Day Golf Tournament was held at Royal Golf Club Colombo on 22nd March 2014 in which prominent Sri Lankan golfers and members of the diplomatic community took part. It was a 18-hole tournament in which players competed for exciting prizes, both in Gentlemen and Ladies categories.
The Coalition government is continuing to sidestep whether it will support an international investigation into war crimes in Sri Lanka, despite Labor and the Greens backing it.
EDITORIAL: Sydney Morning Herald The arrest of two of Sri Lanka’s most prominent human rights activists, Ruki Fernando and Father Praveen Mahesan, by the nation’s security forces last week was orchestrated to send a message.
The Supreme Court yesterday issued an Interim Order suspending the operation of the Administrative Standing Instructions of the Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran.
By Brian Alexander Since the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jet more than two weeks ago, passengers’ relatives — and much of the planet — have been gripped by uncertainty about the fate of those aboard, whipsawed by conflicting reports and speculation.
Hugo Swire, the British Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in a Twitter interview said the US-backed resolution of which Britain was a co-sponsor, was a result of negotiations and added that the text of the present resolution has impact and calls for an international inquiry.
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