Domestic gas prices to remain unchanged

Government assures action on anyone guilty in bond scam

The Government has assured action will be taken on anyone found guilty in the alleged treasury bond scam. Minister of Public Enterprises Development?Kabir Hashim said that the Government has for the first time allowed investigations to be launched on its own officials. He said that no one found guilty in the?alleged treasury bond scam will be protected, even if they are members of the United National Party. “We will allow the investigations to move forward independently,” he said. Hashim als

27 Mar, 2017

Wimal transferred to prison hospital after hunger strike

Former Minister Wimal Weerawansa was transferred to the prison hospital after his condition deteriorated following a hunger strike. Weerawansa had launched a hunger strike over his bail application being rejected. The Parliamentarian is in remand prison over the alleged misuse of Government vehicles when he was a Minister in the former Government. (Colombo Gazette)

26 Mar, 2017

UPFA will not interfere in Wimal’s case despite hunger strike

The United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) says it will not interfere in former Minister Wimal Weerawansa’s case despite the hunger strike launched by him. UPFA Parliamentarian S.B. Dissanayake said that?Weerawansa has been accused of a serious allegation and only the court can deal with him. Dissanayake said that it was regrettable what Weerawansa was facing but the President or anyone else will not interfere with the judicial process. Weerawansa was transferred to the prison hospital yeste

27 Mar, 2017