Mervyn Silva says he has evidence to expose Gotabaya

Sanga Court to be setup

Chief Justice Mohan Peiris says a special Sanga Court (Court for monks) is to be set up for Buddhist monks to appear over any case involving them. Speaking at an event in Kandy, the Chief Justice said that there is a concentration of cases in Kandy, Anuradhapura and Galle involving monks. According to the Chief Justice, monks will be required to appear at a ?Sanga Court? where the proceedings will be completed within days and not postponed like other court proceedings. ?It will be heard day to d

27 Jul, 2013

Batti monk goes berserk

A Buddhist monk had gone berserk at a workshop organized by the National Peace Council (NPC) in Batticaloa yesterday. NPC head Dr. Jehan Perera said that the workshop was part of a program organized to brief the public on the recommendations of the Lessons Learned and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC). He said that the workshop held yesterday was only for invitees and was organized after some participants of a previous meeting wanted clarifications on what the LLRC had to say on land issues. A mo

28 Jul, 2013

Master not in UPFA list

Former LTTE media coordinator Daya Master has not been included in the final list of the ruling UPFA for the elections in Jaffna. It is learned that instead Daya Master may contest the elections as an independent candidate. Daya Master had appeared before the UPFA nomination board this month after he had applied to contest under the UPFA ticket. However the Colombo Gazette has learned that he has not been included in the final list of UPFA candidates for the elections in September. It was widely

27 Jul, 2013