Supreme Court issues stay order on Geetha’s MP seat

Prestigious Mahatma Gandhi Scholarships awarded to 150 Sri Lankan students

The prestigious Mahatma Gandhi Scholarships for 2017-18 were awarded to 150 Advanced Level school students from all 25 districts across Sri Lanka by Viraj Kariyawasam, Minister of Education of Sri Lanka, Vijayakala Maheshwaran, State Minister of Education of Sri Lanka, and Taranjit Singh Sandhu, High Commissioner of India, at a special ceremony held at the Ministry of Education Auditorium, Battaramulla today. This is the twelfth year in continuum that India has provided Mahatma Gandhi scholarsh

20 Feb, 2019

Kalinga Indatissa new BASL President

President?s Counsel Kalinga Indatissa was elected as the new President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) today. Kalinga Indatissa replaces former President?U.R De Silva. Kalinga Nandaka Indatissa had his early education at St. Mary?s College, Kegalle and at Royal College, Colombo. After passing his A/L Examination he joined the Sri Lanka Law College in 1982 at a relatively young age of 17. At Law College, he excelled in academic studies and secured First Class Honours at the Prelimin

20 Feb, 2019

Duterte says Sirisena will follow his example and kill “bastards”

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has said that his Sri Lankan counterpart Maithripala Sirisena has vowed to emulate his approach to curbing the drug menace by “killing bastards.” Sirisena was in the Philippines last month for a state visit during which he lauded Duterte’s war on drugs. The campaign, however, has received local and international condemnation for the unexplained killings of thousands of drug suspects. “I knew the most basic sorrow and agony of the people is drugs. And we a

20 Feb, 2019