The Ceylon Planters’ Association condemned the brutal mob attack aimed at two regional Plantation Company employees by plantation workers.
The Association called on the Prime minister to intervene and arrest the deteriorating law and order situation in the plantations.
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Attorney – at -Law Heejaz Hisbullah and Puttalam Madrasa School Principal Mohamed Shakeel have been remanded by the Fort Magistrate until March 3rd after they were produced before Court by the authorities.
Hisbullah was held under detention for a considerable...
The Opposition said today the government has failed so far to table the Presidential Commission report on political victimization, in Parliament.
Samagi Jana Balawegaya Leader and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa told reporters that several requests the Government has refused to...
The Chief justice has appointed two High Courts –at- Bar to hear each of the two cases involving the Central bank bond scam. This is pursuant to a request made by the Attorney General.
Chief Justice Jayantha jayasuriya has appointed...
US Ambassador Alina Teplitz had expressed her disappointment over the discriminatory cremation policy of the government. In a twitter message she said it was disappointing to see the Prime Minister and the government are backing away from ending the...
The Indian High commission in a carefully worded diplomatic response to Minister Gammanpila assertion stated thus
Responding to a media query on joint development of Upper Oil Tank Farms in Trincomalee, the Spokesperson of the Indian High Commission said
"India and...
The temporary travel ban introduced by the Government on flights originating from the United Kingdom to Sri Lanka has been lifted with immediate effect. The ban was imposed due to the new Covid -19 Variant in the UK.
The Attorney General has directed the Inspector General of Police to produce Attorney-at-Law Hejaaz Hizbullah before a Magistrate’s Court. Lawyer Hizbullaha has been held in custody under PTA for quite some time now. He is likely to be charged...
Nightclubs in Colombo have been asked by the authorities to suspend operations because of the threat posed by the new covid variant which is likely to spread within the Colombo City.
Meanwhile, the authorities are contemplating to restrict the number...
Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila said today at a function in Kolonnawa that the Trincomalee oil tank farm will be vested with the government shortly.
He said that the talks with Indian High commissioner in Colombo in this regard have been...
Gampaha Magistrate further remanded former Director of the CID Shani Abeysekara till 3rd of March along with two other suspects.
He was arrested for allegedly providing false evidence in a case involving former DIGVas Gunawardena
Mr Abeysekara was arrested on July...
