Australian Foreign Minister holds talks with Lankan envoy

Eight more Malaysians acquitted on LTTE link charges

Eight men in Malaysia including Gadek assemblyman G. Saminathan were today acquitted and discharged on charges related to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) terrorist group, NNN-BERNAMA reported. Four separate high courts in Malaysia ordered the release after a deputy public prosecutor informed that the Attorney General had instructed to discontinue proceedings against all the accused, in accordance with Section 254 (1) of the Criminal Procedure Code. Besides?Saminathan, 35, the other

25 Feb, 2020

President urged to probe attacks, threats on media

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been urged to investigate incidents of attacks on journalists, threats on some media and intimidation of some journalists. In a joint letter to the President, Amnesty International, Reporters Without Borders and the Committee to Protect Journalists welcomed the commitment made by the President to the right to freedom of expression, including media freedom, in his speech on Sri Lanka?s 72nd National Day. In the joint letter, the rights groups recalled that his s

25 Feb, 2020

Several senior Police Officers transferred

Forty- five senior Police Officers have been granted transfers, the Police Headquarters said. It said the transferred officers include 1 Senior Deputy Inspector General (DIG), 6 DIGs, 4 Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), 3 Superintendent of Police (SP) and 6 Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP). The transfers have been granted due to service requirements, the Police Headquarters added. (Colombo Gazette)

25 Feb, 2020