Ranil to lead ‘National Democratic Front’

Mahinda asserts Mahendran must face legal action

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa today asserted that former Central Bank Governor?Arjuna Mahendran must face legal action over the bond scam. Rajapaksa told reporters today that while action must be taken against the business establishment involved in the scam, the Government must ensure Arjuna Mahendran is taken before court. The former President said that there was an attempt to bury the whole controversy. The Committee On Public Enterprises (COPE) is expected to submit its report on the

27 Oct, 2016

Canada court hears testimony from Lankan asylum seeker

A man who travelled to Canada on a migrant ship six years ago says he paid $5,000 to board and was desperate to get on the boat, the Globe and Mail reported. Dhushandh Gandhi testified at a human-smuggling case in B.C. Supreme Court on Thursday. Kunarobinson Christhurajah, Lesly Emmanuel, Nadarajah Mahendran and Thampeernayagam Rajaratnam have each been charged under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act with organizing the trip. Their jury trial began last week in Vancouver. The MV Sun

28 Oct, 2016

Special jury to hear case over Raviraj murder

A special jury is to hear the case over the murder of former Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Parliamentarian Nadaraja Raviraj. The Colombo High Court gave the approval to have a special jury when the case was heard today. Raviraj, who was also a human rights lawyer was gunned down in the street by two men on a motorbike, a day after he led a protest demonstration over a Sri Lankan army bombing that killed civilians in 2006. (Colombo Gazette)

27 Oct, 2016