Legal action against those responsible for building collapse

Namal and Abbas discuss conflict

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Sunday received the representative of Sri Lanka, Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa, in Ramallah, and informed him of the recent developments in the peace process. Abbas also noted the current crisis in the peace process due to the Israeli refusal to recognize the 1967 borders of the Palestinian state and to stop settlement activities. Rajapaksa conveyed a letter to Abbas from the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, in which he stressed the depth of th

20 Feb, 2012

Douglas extradition hearing next week

The Madras High Court has posted to February 21 for orders on a petition seeking extradition and arrest of Sri Lankan minister Douglas Devananda, wanted in connection with a murder case. When the matter came up before a division bench yesterday, comprising justices K Mohan Ram and G M Akbar Ali, Additional Solicitor General of India M Ravindran informed the bench that India and Sri Lanka have only an ?extradition arrangement? and not an extradition treaty. He filed a communication received to

17 Feb, 2012

Cigarettes sold to teens in Mannar

Cigarettes are being sold to teenagers in Mannar, parliament was informed today. Deputy Health Minister Lalith Dissanayake said that the relevant officials have been alerted over this. He was responding to a question posed by government MP A.H.M Azwer who had asked if it was true that cigarettes were being sold to youth under 18 years of age in Mannar although there is a law that cigarettes can be sold only to those over the age of 21. Dissanayake said that he was aware that are being sold to

21 Feb, 2012