Tissa makes statement at Bribery Commission

External turbulence a challenge for Sri Lanka after budget

The Government says external turbulence will be a challenge for Sri Lanka?when implementing the proposed budget for 2017. Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake told reporters today that Sri Lanka will however need to confront any challenge it does not foresee. He also said that misleading comments made by some political parties will also be a challenge for the Government. The Government hopes to present the budget for 2017 to Parliament in November. “We will do our best to ensure we get to the

29 Sep, 2016

Court again refuses to issue Interpol warrant for Udayanga

The Colombo Fort Magistrate has again refused to issue a warrant through Interpol for the arrest of Sri Lanka’s former Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga. The police Financial Crimes Investigations Division sought the arrest warrant on?Weeratunga as part of ongoing investigations over fraud. The court had earlier rejected the request to issue a warrant through Interpol but later it said it will look into the request again today. Udayanga Weeratunga is said to be in Ukraine and he is wan

30 Sep, 2016

Gota and other suspects granted bail in Avant Garde case

Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and six other suspects were today granted bail in the Avant Garde case. Rajapaksa appeared before the Colombo Chief Magistrate with the six suspects today when the case was heard. The?Magistrate granted?Rajapaksa and the other suspects bail in the case.

30 Sep, 2016