Four Indians arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters

Suspects arrested over Rathgama murder further remanded

Seventeen suspects arrested over the murder of two businessmen in Rathgama have been further remanded till April 22. The two businessmen, Manjula Asela and Rasheen Chinthaka, had been reported missing since January 23 this year. Investigations later revealed that the two businessmen in Rathgama had been killed and the bodies were later burnt. Human hair and bones believed to be that of the two businessmen had been found from the Walasmulla, Madagamgoda forest. Investigations revealed that th

08 Apr, 2019

Two cases filed against Gotabaya in US, notice served

Two cases have been filed against former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa in the US and notice was served on him after he was tracked down in Pasadena. One case was filed on behalf of a Tamil torture survivor while the other was filed over the murder of journalist Lasantha Wickremetunga. The International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) and US law firm Hausfeld have filed a civil damages case in California against Rajapaksa, on behalf of a Tamil torture survivor. Roy Samathanam made the c

08 Apr, 2019

EU ready to share experience with Sri Lanka to face drugs threat

The European Union has offered to share its experience with Sri Lanka to face the drugs threat. The Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Sri Lanka, in a statement in agreement with the Embassies of France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Romania and the UK High Commission, the Embassies of Norway and Switzerland, as well as the High Commissions of Canada and Australia said that death penalty is an unacceptable denial of human dignity and integrity. The Government of Sri Lanka has recently tak

08 Apr, 2019