AG seeks trial-at-bar for Avant Garde case

Elections Commission head says no LG polls this year

Elections Commission head Mahinda Deshapriya says the Local Government (LG) elections cannot be held this year. He told reporters today that the earliest possible dates to hold the election is only in January.

12 Sep, 2017

Rahul Gandhi critical of China’s strong presence in Sri Lanka

India’s Congress party vice president Rahul Gandhi has raised criticism over China’s strong presence in Sri Lanka. Addressing students at the University of California, Berkeley, Gandhi slammed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi?s foreign policies. ?Whereas I completely agree with their positioning as far as the (ties with) the US is concerned, I think they?re making India vulnerable because, if you look at Nepal, the Chinese are there. If you look at Burma the Chinese are there. If you look a

13 Sep, 2017

Matara school principal arrested for accepting a bribe

The principal of a school in Matara has been arrested for accepting a bribe, the?Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption said. A Commission spokesman said that the principal of the Thelijjawila Royal College had been arrested for accepting a Rs. 10,000 bribe to admit a child to grade 3. The?principal had accepted the bribe through a third party. The principal was arrested at the school premises. Further investigations are underway. (Colombo Gazette)

12 Sep, 2017