Heroin smuggler sentenced to death by Colombo HC

Maldives issues Hulhumale’ plots to establish Sri Lanka, Bangladesh embassies

The Maldivian government on Thursday issued land plots from the ‘Diplomatic Enclave’ in reclaimed suburb Hulhumale’, to establish the embassies of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, The Edition reported. Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that this decision came after the administrations of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh released land plots to establish Maldivian embassies in their respective lands. Maldives first issued a plot from the Diplomatic Enclave to India. The foundation stones of the Indian Embassy

13 Sep, 2019

Gota’s camp says unaware if China funding campaign

By Ashanthi Warunasuriya The team involved in promoting former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the next Presidential elections, says it is not aware if China is funding his campaign. Asked about speculation that China was pumping in money for the campaign, which is currently being conducted on a large scale, Rajapaksa’s spokesman, Parliamentarian Keheliya Rambukwella told the Colombo Gazette that he was not aware if China was involved. However, he said that the business community and

14 Sep, 2019

CA orders Magistrate? Court to acquit Rajapaksa

The Court of Appeal today directed the Colombo Magistrate? Court to acquit former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the other suspects charged in the the Avant-Garde case filed by the Bribery Commission. The order was given after Rajapaksa filed a revision application in the case at the Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal had earlier suspended orders issued by the Colombo High Court and the Colombo Chief Magistrate?s Court rejecting a petition filed by former Defence Secretary Gotabaya

12 Sep, 2019