Two killed in Moratuwa shooting incident

Malaka ?freed? by Army Major

An Army Major who was allegedly assaulted by Malaka Silva, the son of Minister Mervyn Silva, has now said that he was not assaulted by Malaka. In an affidavit filed in Court today the Major has said that five others who were also arrested over the incident had assaulted him. A police complaint was earlier lodged over the incident at the Jaic Hilton but the Major has now given a clean sheet to Malaka Silva and his friend Rehan Wijeratne. Malaka Silva was this week remanded over the incident an

18 Sep, 2012

MR tells TNA to join PSC

President Mahinda Rajapaksa urged the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) to join the Parliament Select Committee (PSC) to discuss a solution to the national issue. The TNA said that the request was made when TNA leader R. Sampanthan met the President following an?invitation?extended by the President’s office. Ministers?Maithripal Sirisena and Prof. G L Peiris were also present at the meeting. Sampanthan raised the question of?resettlement?in Sampur and Valikamam and the appointment of a civilian a

18 Sep, 2012

Malaka remanded

Malaka Silva, the son of Minister Mervyn Silva, was remanded today by the Colombo Fort Magistrate over the assault on an Army Major. Silva and a few others were remanded till next week when they were presented in court today over the incident after they had surrendered to the police. The Army Major was admitted to hospital following the incident and he had lodged a complaint with the police. An army court of inquiry is also underway over the incident as it involved an army officer.

17 Sep, 2012