Tense situation as group protests near media institutions

Singapore will consider extradition request for Mahendran

Singapore says it will will consider the extradition request for Arjuna Mahendran, a Singapore national of Sri Lankan origin, accused in 2015 of passing sensitive information to his bond-dealer son-in-law to make millions in undue profits, the Straits Times reported. Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the Singapore Government would consider the extradition request once the necessary supporting information and documents were received. It said the information and documents had bee

04 Sep, 2019

SLFP serves letters to five MPs to show cause

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has sent letters to five SLFP Parliamentarians to show cause as to why disciplinary action should not be taken against them, SLFP General Secretary Dayasiri Jayasekera said. The SLFP has sent letters to MPs S.B Dissanayake, Dilan Perera, A.H.M Fowzie, Laxman Yapa Abeywardena and Wijith Wijayamuni Zoysa. The five SLFP MPs were appointed as SLFP National List MPs to Parliament. The MPs have been asked to show cause within seven days as to why action should not

04 Sep, 2019

Hong Kong leader withdraws extradition bill that sparked months-long protests

Hong Kong?s leader?Carrie Lam?formally withdrew an extradition bill on Wednesday that has sparked month of protests and plunged the territory into its biggest political crisis in decades. In a five-minute television address, the chief executive said: ?The government will formally withdraw the bill in order to fully allay public concerns.? Lam said her government would introduce measures to address the cause of the last three months of mass protests, including appointing two new members of a po

04 Sep, 2019