Police told to inform court about resumption date for Mannar mass grave probe
Police have been ordered to inform courts about a date for the resumption of investigations into the country’s biggest mass grave in Mannar.
Police have been ordered to inform courts about a date for the resumption of investigations into the country’s biggest mass grave in Mannar.
Parliament will debate the proposed 22nd amendment to the constitution in its current form on October 20 and 21, said justice minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe.
A Tamil politician charges that four state agencies are functioning under the influence of Sinhala Buddhist groups and are outside the control of the political authority.
President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka Saliya Pieris says the police should understand the right to freedom of expression as an important feature in a developed democracy, without dispersing peaceful protests.
Professor of pharmacology at the University of Rajarata, Anuradhapura district parliamentarian Channa Jayasumana, is one of the 38 Sri Lankan scientists ranked among world’s top 2% scientists in 2021.
(Following is the English translation of a clarification in Sinhala sent to us via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by a group of senior officials of the Power and Energy Ministry on condition of anonymity.)
SJB parliamentarian Dr. Harsha de Silva has resigned from the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE). He will however continue to serve as the chair of the Committee on Public Finance (COPF).
Isuru Bandara, the person who claimed to be the boyfriend of Thilini Priyamali, was arrested by the CID yesterday (17).
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka, a supernatural satire set amid a murderous Sri Lankan civil war, has won the Booker Prize.
Electricity supply to the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) was disconnected yesterday afternoon (17) due to an outstanding Rs. seven million bill.