Legal action filed against former Minister Basil Rajapaksa

Anura holds talks with Jaishankar and Doval

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of Sri Lanka?s leftist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP or People?s Liberation Front), who is currently?visiting India?on New Delhi?s invitation, met External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval, in an indication of the Union government?s high-level engagement with the 55-year-old opposition politician. Dissanayake is heading a delegation of his party-led National People?s Power [NPP] alliance to India on a five-day, three

05 Feb, 2024

Tuition class teacher arrested over fire in Ranil’s house

A tuition class teacher has been arrested over the fire in the house of President Ranil Wickremesinghe in July 2022. The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) arrested the 46-year-old suspect from the Boralesgamuwa area. Then Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s house in Colombo was set on fire by protesters during the Aragalaya. The fire damaged several valuable items in the house and part of the building. A number of suspects were arrested over the fire. (Colombo Gazette)

05 Feb, 2024

Sri Lanka says no approval to cultivate cannabis

The Sri Lankan Government says it has not given approval to cultivate cannabis in the country. Cabinet Spokesman Bandula Gunawardena said that no such Cabinet paper was presented to the Cabinet. State Minister Diana Gamage had been quoted as saying that approved was granted to a proposal to cultivate and export cannabis for medicinal purposes. She had said that the process of inviting foreign investors for that purpose will be carried out through the Board of Investment (BoI) in the future.

06 Feb, 2024