Underworld weapons factory found in Ruwanwella

Local employees of Port City accuse officials of discrimination

Local employees of the Colombo Port City staged a protest today accusing officials of discrimination. They claimed that several local employees have been shut out of the premises and not paid while Chinese employees are paid. The protest was staged for a third day today. Protesters said that Labour Department officials had visited the premises yesterday (Tuesday) yet the matter was not resolved. The protesters accused the Chinese of refusing to comply with Sri Lankan labour laws. Meanwhile,

12 Aug, 2020

UK Police probe war crimes by British mercenaries in Sri Lanka

Police in London have opened an investigation into war crimes allegedly committed by British mercenaries in Sri Lanka during the 1980s, Daily Maverick reported. The probe follows publication earlier this year of a book about UK military veterans from a company called Keenie Meenie Services (KMS). It exposed how KMS members were involved in war crimes against Tamil civilians at the start of Sri Lanka?s civil war in the mid-1980s ? and escaped accountability. KMS, whose chairman was a former aid

14 Aug, 2020

President seeking more than two terms not ruled out

By Indika Sri Aravinda The possibility of the President seeking more than two terms in office through a new Constitution has not been ruled out. Water Supply and Drainage Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara said that with the majority the new Government has received in Parliament a new Constitution will be drafted. “Some limitations on the President’s powers introduced through the 19th Amendment to the Constitution will be removed,” he said. He said that the contents of the new Constitution has no

14 Aug, 2020