Former Speaker M.H. Mohamed passed away aged 95

US judge reduces jail sentence on three LTTE members

Three men convicted in the US of being LTTE members?are getting their sentences reduced by 10 years after a Brooklyn judge revealed that he had been ?haunted? by the case, the New York Daily News reported. ?I just believe in my heart of hearts that an injustice has been done and I can?t correct it,? Federal Judge Raymond Dearie said, according to a transcript of a July 15, 2015 conference with prosecutors and defense lawyers. Dearie was referring to the 25-year prison terms he was mandated to

13 Oct, 2016

Weeratunga accuses Government of misusing state authority

Sri Lanka?s former Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga today accused the Government of misusing state authority when dealing with matters related to him. Weeratunga, who is being investigated over illegal deals of the former Government, said that a container of his which was confiscated by the authorities was sold last month through an auction. He says the container was auctioned without his consent or without informing him. Weeratunga said that he had made an appeal to President Maithri

13 Oct, 2016

Siva Senai group in Sri Lanka not linked to Shiv Sena

A group of Hindus in Sri Lanka has launched ?Siva Senai?, an organisation to ?protect Hindus from threats from other religious groups? in the island. A ceremony was recently held in Vavuniya, a Tamil-majority town located in Sri Lanka?s Northern Province. Clarifying that the organisation had no direct links to Shiv Sena, the right-wing political party in Maharashtra, the group?s Chief Organiser Maravanpulavu Sachithananthan told The Hindu: ?But we have their support.? The organisation which,

13 Oct, 2016