Johnston Fernando acquitted in Sathosa bribery case

Divineguma bill needs two thirds majority

The Divineguma bill requires a two-thirds majority to be passed in parliament, the Supreme Court has said in a determination passed on to Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa. The Speaker announced the Supreme Court determination in parliament today. The Supreme Court has also said that a referendum must be held to approve one clause of the bill.

06 Nov, 2012

Government MPs present 14 charges on CJ

In the motion submitted by a group of government parliamentarians against Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake, she has been charged on 14 counts which, the motion says, amounts to improper conduct or conduct unbecoming of a person holding the office of the Chief Justice. The charges include: 1. Whereas by purchasing, in the names of two individuals, i.e. Renuka Niranjali Bandaranayake and Kapila Ranjan Karunaratne using special power of attorney licence bearing No. 823 of Public Notary K.B. Ar

06 Nov, 2012

Archbishop, Defence Secretary to meet IDPs

Colombo Archbishop, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith and Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa are scheduled to visit the Mullikulam Village in the Mannar district over the next few days to look into the wellbeing of the internally displaced people in the area. The displaced people are living in temporary shelters in the Marichchikattu jungle and the scheduled visit of the Archbishop and the Defence Secretary has given hope for the early resettlement of the people in the area. ?We have suffered a lot s

07 Nov, 2012