PM assures tax on vehicles below 1000cc will not affect LC

Commonwealth considering action on Lanka

The Commonwealth is?considering?action?on Sri Lanka for removing Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake. Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma, in a?statement,?expressed deep disappointment at the dismissal of the Chief Justice. The Secretary-General recalled his earlier statements about this matter, in particular his statement following the decision by Parliament on 11 January to impeach the Chief Justice, in which he had urged the Executive to pause and reflect carefully on the constitut

14 Jan, 2013

Saudi Arabia defends executing Rizana

Saudi Arabia on Sunday defended its execution of a Sri Lankan maid for the death of an infant in her care and hit back at international criticism of last week’s beheading. “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia categorically rejects any interference in its affairs or in the provisions of its judiciary under any justifications,” a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency read. Human rights groups and the Sri Lankan government had lobbied for leniency in the case of Rizana Nafeek, who was convic

14 Jan, 2013

TNA MP says he is being framed

Tamil National Alliance MP S. Sritharan says he is being framed by the government over the discovery of explosives and?pornographic?materiel?in his Killinochchi office. He said that some 50 officers of the police and army had conducted the raid on his office on Saturday without a court warrant. Sritharan also said that independent journalists or individuals were not able to witness the raid and he feel most of the items were planted by the officers in his office during the raid. The Ministry of

14 Jan, 2013