Six-member committee to probe Kurunegala doctor

Dhanuna Tilakaratne acquitted in Hicorp case

Dhanuna Tilakaratne, the former son-in-law of Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka was acquitted today in the in Hicorp case. He was?acquitted by the Colombo High Court when the case was taken up for hearing today. Tillakaratne, who as the president of Hicorp International and the British Borneo Defence, was accused of earning profits from arms procurement deals of the army that were awarded to him by the former army commander during the war with the LTTE. Both Tillakaratne and Fonseka were indicted

15 Oct, 2015

DNA of Kondaya’s brother matches with DNA on Seya

The DNA of the brother of?Dunesh Priyashantha alias Kondaya matches with the DNA?test conducted on?Seya?Seya Sedawmini. The Minuwangoda Magistrate made the revelation after being presented with the DNA report on the test conducted on Kondaya’s brother Saman Jayalath. Dinesh Priyashantha had earlier confessed to the murder and was being investigated when his brother who was arrested later?claimed he had killed the girl. Two others arrested earlier, including a 17 year old boy, were released af

14 Oct, 2015

Diaspora festival in Colombo postponed

The Government has postponed the diaspora festival which was to take place in December, the Foreign Ministry said. A Foreign Ministry spokesperson told the Daily Leader that the festival is now likely to take place next year. Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera had told Parliament in June that in order to encourage diaspora members to engage and contribute to efforts in Sri Lanka, the Foreign Ministry is keen to organize a diaspora festival later this year. He said that such an event, depend

15 Oct, 2015