Court summons Mervyn Silva over abductions

Statement recorded from Public Security Ministry Secretary

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today recorded a statement from the Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security, Major General (Retd.) Jagath Alwis over the Galle Face incident. The CID had summoned the Secretary to record a statement over the mob attack on peaceful demonstrators at Galle Face and near Temple Trees on 9th May. Former Minister Dr. Ramesh Pathirana had revealed last week that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was informed that IGP Chandana D. Wickramaratne had given ord

23 May, 2022

Mahela calls for President’s resignation

Legendary cricketer Mahela Jayawardena has called for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Jayawardena said that the President is directly responsible for the situation the country is facing. The former Sri Lanka cricket captain called on the President to resign after a doctor tweeted saying she had decided to take a break from doctor’s chat groups. “I’m tired of reading about preventable deaths. Death of a baby, cz the father didn’t have petrol to bring the baby on time to hospit

23 May, 2022

Why Europe will have to face the true cost of being in debt to China

By Nick Beake Billions of dollars of Chinese money are boosting some European economies – but some of the deals being struck have a catch. Critics say they are “debt traps”, where China gets to choose what happens if loans aren’t repaid. China insists it is a reliable investment partner – but it is also facing allegations of worker exploitation and environmental damage. It is one of those CCTV moments where a disaster is about to happen. A dock worker at the vast Greek port of Piraeus, near A

23 May, 2022