Activist Piyath Nikeshala arrested

JVP calls for protection of right to free speech

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) has called for the protection of the right to free speech. Former JVP Parliamentarian Bimal Rathnayake said that the current regime has become a “virus” against democracy and freedom of speech. Rathnayake expressed these views in a tweet on the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) raiding the house of the former Editor of the Sunday Observer Dharisha Bastians. “CID has seized d Laptop of former Editor, Sunday Observer. They initially arrested social med

16 Jun, 2020

Interpol informs Sri Lanka Mahendran has changed his name

Interpol has informed Sri Lanka that former Central Bank (CBSL) Governor Arjuna Mahendran who is wanted over the treasury bond scam, has changed his name. Mahendran is currently in Singapore and has changed his name to Harjan Alexander, the Special High Court was informed today. The Attorney General’s Department told court that they were informed by Interpol that Mahendran has legally changed his name. The court was briefed on the matter when the case over the treasury bond scam was heard tod

16 Jun, 2020

Eighty-five Iranians arrive in Sri Lanka to work on Uma-Oya project

Eighty-five Iranians arrived in Sri Lanka to work on the Uma-Oya project, the military said. Military Spokesman Brigadier Chandana Wickremasinghe said that the Iranians arrived in Sri Lanka on a special Iranian flight. He said that PCR tests were conducted on the Iranians and they were later sent to a quarantine center. Work on the Uma Oya hydro power plant under the Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project is expected to be completed later this year. The project, once completed, will add 23

16 Jun, 2020