Another Tamil man dies without knowing fate of war-missing son
A 65-year-old Tamil man from Vavuniya has died without knowing the fate of his son who has been missing for 16 years.
A 65-year-old Tamil man from Vavuniya has died without knowing the fate of his son who has been missing for 16 years.
The Supreme Court has granted leave to proceed with several petitions that challenge a presidential pardon given to a soldier convicted in the killing of eight Tamils 23 years ago.
C.D. Wickremaratne is to get a three week extension to continue as the inspector general of police further, according to Presidential Secretariat sources.
The Supreme Court today determined that the Ape Janabala Party’s decision to expel Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera from party membership is not valid in law.
An agreement to boost milk production involving Sri Lanka’s Cargills and India’s Amul dairy groups was inked during a visit of Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met President Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo, a statement said.
The UNP should not change any of the party positions, its central committee decided yesterday (12), ‘Lankadeepa’ newspaper reported.
A remembrance event took place at Kokuvil in Jaffna yesterday (12) for 55 Tamil civilians murdered by Indian peacekeepers 36 years ago.
A closed-door event titled ‘Sri Lanka: Pathways to Debt Sustainability and Governance Reform’ will be held today (13) alongside the International Monetary Fund (IMF) annual meetings in Marrakesh, Morocco, hosted by organisations connected to the ‘Sri Lankan Civil Society Initiative on Anti-Corruption Reform for Economic Recovery’.
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka commenced the hearing of a petition filed by ministers Manusha Nanayakkara and Harin Fernando yesterday (12).
Justice, prisons affairs and constitutional reforms minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe yesterday (12) revealed that the Sri Lanka Personal Data Protection Authority,