CC approves nomination of Rajakaruna as Court of Appeal Judge

Committee to investigate corruption in transport sector

A committee has been appointed to investigate allegations of corruption said to have taken place in the public transport sector, the Government said in a statement. The special investigations committee has been appointed by the Secretary to the Ministry of Internal Transport on the instructions given by the subject Minister for investigating and making recommendations on corruption, maladministration and irregularities occurred in the Ministry of Internal Transport and its affiliated institutio

06 Aug, 2015

Canadian diaspora also back TNA at polls

The Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC), a leading diaspora group in Canada, said it supports the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) at the Parliamentary election. Earlier the London based Global Tamil Forum (GTF) had also supported the TNA and had urged Tamils to back the Tamil political party at the polls. CTC, in a statement today, said that it strongly urges Tamils and all citizens of Sri Lanka to exercise their right to vote at the upcoming Parliamentary elections.? “The presidential election of Ja

07 Aug, 2015

Thajudeen’s body to be exhumed on Monday

The Colombo Additional Magistrate today gave the police Criminal Investigations Department (CID) the approval to exhume the body of former Sri Lanka rugby player?Wasim Thajudeen on Monday August 10. Court had yesterday decided to consider a request to exhume Thajudeen’s body after the CID said that there was suspicion over the manner in which he died. Accordingly the?Colombo Additional Magistrate today approved the request and ordered that the body be exhumed on Monday. Thajudeen was earlier

06 Aug, 2015