Field officers, number of State institutions made essential services

Nonis takes Daya, Shraepathi, Mano to court over Mackwoods saga

The battle for control over Mackwoods Securities (Pvt) Limited intensified with Dr. Chris Nonis, Chairman of the Mackwoods Group filing an action against the nominees who unsuccessfully sought to be appointed as Directors of Mackwoods Securities (Pvt) Ltd. The outsiders who sought to be appointed as Directors,?Daya Ratnayaka, former Commander of the Army, Mano Tittawella, and Attorney-at-Law and Director of Trico Shraepathi Attanayake?were named as Defendants in this action. Dr. Nonis in his P

10 Jul, 2016

Ex LTTE negotiator rejects assurances given by Sri Lanka

A former LTTE peace negotiator,?Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran, has rejected the assurances given by the Government to address the accountability issue related to?the war. Rudrakumaran says based on the statements made by Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera in Geneva recently, Sri Lanka?s rationale for transitional justice is preposterous and the international community should insist that the Government?changes it. “The High Commissioner in his oral report has, of course, noted some incremental pr

09 Jul, 2016

President asserts he will not agree to foreign judges

President Maithripala Sirisena today emphasized that he will not allow any foreign court, judge or organization to interfere in the internal administration and judiciary in the country. The President was speaking at the 70th National Upasampada Vinayakarma (Higher Ordination) ceremony of the Sri Lanka Ramanna Maha Nikaya, held today (July 8) at the Town Hall Playground in Panadura. He said he will not allow any national or international activity to take place which challenges the freedom, inde

08 Jul, 2016