Ajith Prasanna further remanded until 19 February

Norway looking forward to working with Rajapaksa administration

Norway says it is looking forward to working with the new Government. The Norwegian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Trine J?ranli Eskedal called on Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa this evening at Temple Trees. She congratulated Prime Minister Rajapaksa on winning the Parliamentary Election and commended the well-organized election, held in a peaceful manner with respect for Covid-19 guidelines. She also noted that Sri Lanka has had great success in preventing the spread of Covid-19 with early and rap

27 Aug, 2020

Indictments served on Rajitha over white van case

The Colombo High Court today served indictments to former Minister Rajitha Senaratne and former Chairman of the State Pharmaceutical Corporation Mohamed Rumie. The indictments were served over the controversial white van media briefing held prior to the Presidential election in November 2019. Earlier this month, the Colombo High Court issued summons on Senaratne and Rumie to report to Courts today. The summons was issued after Attorney General (AG) Dappula de Livera filed indictments at the C

28 Aug, 2020

Australia helps Sri Lanka fight organised crime

The Government of Australia has extended its support to Sri Lanka to face global threats of terrorism, organised crime and narcotics trafficking. Several Australian supplied hand-held Chemical Detection Devices were presented to Acting Inspector General of Police, C. D. Wickramaratne today (27) by Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka David Holly and Australian Federal Police Detective Superintendent Rob Wilson. At the presentation ceremony, High Commissioner Holly said Australia expresses

27 Aug, 2020