Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyedasa Rajapakse, PC, has requested President of the Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC) Sival Illango and its Executive Director Danton Thurairajah to visit Colombo. The invitation was extended when the Justice Minister received Panchalingam Kandiah, of the CTC yesterday (16) at the ministry. Kandiah has handed over a letter from the CTC thanking […]
Several suspects including the owner of Thico Group of Companies Thilini Priyamali, Ven. Borelle Sirisumana Thera, Isuru Bandara and businesswoman Janaki Siriwardena were further remanded yesterday until 30 November when they were produced before Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court over alleged financial frauds.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (16) directed relevant officials to implement the Singapore-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (SSLFTA). Instructions were issued at a meeting held at the Presidential Secretariat. Among those present were Attorney General Sanjay Rajaratnam, PC, and presidential advisor on economy Dr. R.H.S. Samaratunga, the Yahapalana era Finance Secretary. Sri Lanka and Singapore finalised […]
By Saman Indrajith Sri Lanka was the only country in the world to have waited until it ran out of foreign reserves to seek IMF assistance, SJB MP Patali Champika Ranawaka told Parliament yesterday. Participating in the Second reading debate on the 2023 Budget, Ranawaka said: “The World Bank officials too have said so. According […]
By Saman Indrajith Budget 2023 has sought to deprive the farming community of their land rights by placing the Mahaweli lands under the purview of Divisional and District Secretaries, SLPP dissident MP Prof. Channa Jayasumana says. “This proposal will take away the farmers’ rights to land. Farmers of Mahaweli lands in 15 districts and their […]