Contempt of court case on Ranjan Ramanayake concludes

Gota briefs diplomats, envoys

Defence secretary?Gotabaya Rajapaksa has briefed diplomats on the?reconciliation efforts of the government, the Ministry of Defence said today. The Defence Ministry said that a?conference was held to enlighten the world on progress of Reconciliation and Reconstruction in Sri Lanka. A delegation comprised of Permanent Representatives, Ambassadors, High Commissioners and dignitaries from Japan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Romania, Italy, South Africa, and Brazil joined their Sri Lankan counterparts in

07 Dec, 2012

Lankan executed by firing squad in Abu Dhabi

A man was executed on Thursday morning by firing squad in Abu Dhabi after being convicted of murdering an Emirati Engineer in Al Ain in 2002. Sources confirmed that 36-year-old Alex Rohana, a Sri Lankan, was executed at 7am in the presence of a judge, general public prosecutor, Imam, doctor and police officials. Rohana stabbed to death Mohammad Obaid Al Muhairi, a 39-year-old father of eight children. Al Muhairi was the deputy head of the engineering section at Al Ain Municipality and Town Pla

07 Dec, 2012

Opposition members withdraw

The four opposition members in the Parliament Select Committee (PSC) investigating the allegations raised against Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake, withdrew today after ?the chairman of the PSC refused to accept a set of conditions put forward to the?committee. Meanwhile the entire opposition staged a walkout from parliament saying the PSC on the Chief Justice was not fair. Earlier the opposition members in the PSC had put forward a set of?conditions to the chairman of the PSC Minister Anur

07 Dec, 2012