Acting Solicitor General Sanjay Rajaratnam likely to be new AG

Necklace thief shot dead by cops in Katunayake

A necklace thief was shot dead by the Police in Katunayake today. The Police said that two men on a motorcycle had stolen a necklace in Negombo and fled. The Police had given chase to the robbers and at one point the robbers had opened fire towards the Police. According to the Police, the policemen who gave chase to the robbers retaliated. One man was shot dead by the Police during the confrontation while another sustained injuries and was admitted to hospital. The deceased was identified a

23 Oct, 2022

China delays key economic data releases amid Communist party congress

China has said it will delay the release of economic growth figures, which had been due to be published as the country?s leadership gathers for a key meeting set to hand president?Xi Jinping?a historic third term in office. The announcement came one day before analysts had expected Beijing to publish some of its weakest quarterly growth figures since 2020 with the economy hobbled by Covid-19 restrictions and a real estate crisis. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday the relea

23 Oct, 2022

UK plans deportation of Sri Lankan refugees to ‘a safe third country’

The United Kingdom has decided to move Sri Lankan refugees seeking asylum from the British-claimed Chagos Islands to ‘a safe third country,’ unless they return to Sri Lanka ‘voluntarily’, the ANI news service said quoting a local media report. UK has told the asylum seekers that if they cannot be returned to?Sri Lanka they will instead be removed to another undisclosed country. At least 120 Sri Lankans are believed to be housed in a fenced encampment in Diego Garcia, an island in Chagos Archipe

23 Oct, 2022