Court of Appeal accepts petition by Gota on Avant-Garde case

Whistleblower exposes sale of canned fish unfit for human consumption

Former Executive Director of the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) and now a whistleblower, Thushan Gunawardena has exposed the alleged sale of canned fish unfit for human consumption by the Government in 2021. Gunawardena published an email sent to State owned Sathosa outlets in July 2021 directing them to sell canned fish banned by the Ports Authority. The email notes that the Cabinet has decided to sell a stock of canned fish banned by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority through the Lanka Sathosa

30 Apr, 2023

Fake and fraudulent web URLs offer Indian e-Visa

Fake and fraudulent web URLs are offering Indian e-visa services, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said. The High Commission listed 125 fake and fraudulent web URLs offering Indian e-visa services. “It has been noticed that some fake / fraudulent web URLs (list enclosed) are offering Indian e-Visa. Therefore, applicants are advised not to use these fake URLs for obtaining Indian e-Visa,” the Indian High Commission said. (Colombo Gazette)

01 May, 2023

Eight Sri Lankans among the released crew of the detained vessel by Nigerian High Court

Eight Sri Lankans were among the crew released by the Federal High Court of Nigeria in Port Harcourt on April 28, 2023, along with the vessel M/T Heroic Idun, which was under detention over disputed oil smuggling allegations, since August 2022 in Nigeria and the Equatorial Guinea, the Foreign Ministry said today. The out-of-court settlement reached between the Nigerian authorities and Idun Maritime Ltd., the vessel owner, enabled the High Court to end the detention of the vessel and dropping of

01 May, 2023