Convict in rape and murder young girl sentenced to death

Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen questioned by CID

Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen was questioned by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today over the Easter Sunday attacks. Bathiudeen was questioned for nearly six hours by the CID today. Meanwhile, former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, former State Minister of Defence Ruwan Wijewardena and former Minister of Law and Order Sagala Ratnayake have been summoned before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry investigating the Easter Sunday attacks. Wijewardena has been summoned b

12 Aug, 2020

President under fire for appointing Ali Sabry as Justice Minister

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has come under fire for appointing Ali Sabry as Justice Minister. The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SNB) noted that Ali Sabry appeared in several cases in the past on behalf of those accused of corruption. SJB spokesman Harin Fernando said that the SJB has no issue with Ali Sabry being a Muslim. The issue, he says, is that Ali Sabry appeared for a number of individuals accused of corruption and is now the Justice Minister. “This is really scary,” Harin Fernando said.

13 Aug, 2020

Egypt to establish regular air transport route with Sri Lanka

Egypt is to establish a regular air transport route with Sri Lanka, the Egyptian Embassy in Sri Lanka said today. The very first flights of EgyptAir Cargo, the national freighter of Egypt, landed at the Bandaranaike International Airport on 2nd and 5th August 2020 consecutively. The freighters departed BIA with a total of 188 tons of Sri Lankan products to export destinations worldwide, benefiting from the broad global network of EgyptAir. The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Colom

13 Aug, 2020