President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrives in India on official visit

Speaker urged to table forensic report on Central Bank bond scam

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya was today urged to table the forensic report on the Central Bank bond scam. During the Parliament session today the opposition questioned the failure to make the forensic report public. United National Front Parliamentarians Dr. Harsha de Silva and Ravi Karunanayake requested that the report be tabled in Parliament. Minister Wimal Weerawansa responded saying the report will be made public and those accused will be put before the law. The forensic audit report on the C

03 Jan, 2020

One killed, two injured as car rams into pedestrians in Batticaloa

One person was killed and two others sustained injuries when a car crashed into pedestrians in Batticaloa today. The vehicle, driven by a female driver, lost control and crashed into a group of pedestrians in Kallady, Batticaloa. Three people were injured in the accident and were admitted to hospital. However one person succumbed to his injuries in hospital. The 72-year-old man who was standing by the side of the road when the car crashed into him and two others.

03 Jan, 2020

Government defends decision to scrap Counter Terrorism Bill

The Government today defended the decision to scrap the Counter Terrorism Bill saying it did not meet the expectations of a majority of Sri Lankans. Cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunawardena said that the Counter Terrorism Bill seemed to have been drafted to meet the expectations of some foreign countries and not the Sri Lankan public. He said that cabinet had approved a proposal to scrap the Bill and ensure equal treatment to all. The Counter Terrorism Bill was to replace the Prevention of Terro

03 Jan, 2020