SC determines NBT amendment Bill in line with Constitution

Court determines FCID is legal and rejects objections

The Colombo Fort Magistrate today determined that the police Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID) is legal and rejected the objections raised against the work it carries out. The court found that the FCID has every legal right to conduct investigations within the mandate given to the police unit. The FCID was formed on the 26th of February last year. The FCID is tasked with investigating major financial crime, fraud, unsolicited mega projects, major financial crimes against public

24 Oct, 2016

Tamil businessman gave Tories more than ?1m in donations

Foreign aid to Sri Lanka was significantly increased after a businessman from the country oversaw donations of more than ?1 million to the Conservative Party, the Daily Mail revealed today. David Cameron announced last November that ?6.6 million was being set aside for Sri Lanka over three years, including help for Tamils forced from their homes during the civil war. In the year before the announcement, the Tory Party registered donations of more than ?1million from Tamil businessman Subaskara

24 Oct, 2016

World?s oldest working full-rigged ship arrives in Sri Lanka

The world?s oldest working full-rigged ship, SS S?rlandet from Norway, arrived in Colombo, the Norwegian Embassy in Colombo said today. The ship is on a two-year circumnavigation of the world, with 70 high school students from A+ Academy. During their stay in Colombo they will greet Sri Lankan maritime students, and the ship will be part of several events hosted by the Royal Norwegian Embassy. Nicknamed ?The pearl of Norway?, she is quite a beauty with her 27 sails. She has sailed the oceans o

24 Oct, 2016