Another accomplice of Makandure Madush arrested

Government confident of support in Geneva

The Government is confident of obtaining support in Geneva at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapaksha said that the international community had placed its faith on the new Government following the Presidential and Parliamentary elections. He said that he will be accompanying Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera to Geneva for talks with the international community. Speaking to reporters in Kandy today, the Minister said that while in Geneva they will look to

09 Sep, 2015

Madras court rejects case on patrol boats to Lanka

The Madras High Court Bench closed a public interest litigation petition filed last year against a commercial deal between Goa Shipyard Limited and the Sri Lankan government for supplying two Offshore Patrol Vehicles (OPVs) used for surveillance and rescue operations, The Hindu newspaper reported. Justices R. Sudhakar and V.M. Velumani held that there was no necessity for the court to pass orders on the issue in view of the submission made by the Centre that the deal was not to sell warships, a

10 Sep, 2015

Tax on imported sugar, potatoes increased

The tax on imported sugar and potatoes has been increased with effect from today, the Finance Ministry said. Accordingly the commodity levy on?imported sugar has been increased by Rs. 12 per kilogram and and the levy on imported? potatoes has been increased by Rs. 10 per kilogram. The Finance Ministry said that the move to increase the levy on?potatoes was in order to assist the local market. The Finance Ministry also said that the increase on the tax on sugar will not result in the price of

09 Sep, 2015