Joint opposition tells PM to abolish the FCID

Germany arrests Sri Lankan wanted over 1991 murder

A 53-year-old man from Sri Lanka, internationally wanted for a murder committed in Bucharest in 1991 and arrested in Germany at the beginning of this year, will be brought to Romania on April 23 to serve a 19-year prison sentence. The man will be brought to the country by an escort of the Romanian Police. ?In December 1991, the man killed a foreign citizen, after which he tied him up and wrapped him in a carpet from his residence in Bucharest and transported him to the Cr?nga?i neighborhood, t

18 Apr, 2024

SJB gives written assurance to Catholic Church on Easter attacks

The opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has given a written assurance to the Catholic Church on the steps it will take over the investigations into the Easter Sunday attacks.? Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said that while the SJB has given a written assurance, the National People’s Power (NPP) has not yet given such assurences. He also recalled that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had given a verbal assurance but did not keep his word. The Cardinal also said that the Catholic Church has re

17 Apr, 2024

Order preventing Sirisena from functioning as SLFP Chairman extended

The court order obtained by former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (CBK) preventing former President Maithripala Sirisena from functioning as the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has been extended. A group of SLFP members led by former President Chandrika Kumaratunga had recently appointed Minister of Ports, Aviation and Shipping Nimal Siripala de Silva as the Acting Chairman of the SLFP. Kumaratunga had obtained an interim injunction preventing Maithripala Sirisena

18 Apr, 2024