Supreme Court dismisses FR petition filed against RW

Government rules out snap presidential or General Election

The Government has ruled out a snap Presidential or General Election. Foreign Minister, Professor G.L Peiris said that some people assume there will be a major election soon. Speaking to reporters today the Minister said that the Government has three years to fulfil its mandate. “Some people are talking as if there will be an election in a day or two,” he said. Peiris said that while there are some shortcoming on the part of the Government, it has three years to rectify those issues. “We mu

24 Jan, 2022

Biden describes a reporter as a stupid son of a bitch

US President Joe Biden, on Monday, was caught on a hot microphone describing a reporter as a stupid son of a bitch.? The response was made when the reporter asked him a question about inflation and the midterm elections during a White House event on lowering prices for American families, Washington Post reported. The reporter, Peter Doocy of Fox News Channel, later said the president called him and told him the comment was ?nothing personal.? Doocy was one of several reporters who shouted que

25 Jan, 2022

Australian court rules in support of Sri Lankan Tamil family

A Tamil family from Sri Lanka have received a boost in their fight to remain in Australia after a federal court ruled a decision to prevent them from applying for further bridging visas was procedurally unfair. However, supporters say it is a ?hollow victory? and fear the federal government will send the Murugappan family home to be arrested and possibly tortured in Sri Lanka later this year. The Federal Circuit Court on Monday quashed Immigration Minister Alex Hawke?s decision in late June to

24 Jan, 2022