by AJA Abeynayake The Court of Appeal yesterday issued an interim order preventing the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) from summoning of former Attorney General Dappula de Livera to record a statement . The Court also issued an order preventing the authorities from recording a statement from Dappula de Livera pertaining to activities during his tenure […]
By Shamindra Ferdinando SLPP MP Prof. G. L. Peiris has found fault with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for not paying sufficient attention to waste, corruption and economic mismanagement under the Rajapaksa-Wickremesinghe administration. The former External Affairs Minister emphasised the responsibility on the part of the lending agency to address these issues, particularly against the […]
By Rathindra Kuruwita Health authorities yesterday (24) asked children, pregnant women, the elderly, and those undergoing medical treatment to take precautions against unusually high temperatures in the country. Earlier, the Meteorological Department stated that the Northern, North Central, North Western, Eastern, and Uva Provinces, as well as the Hambantota and Ratnapura districts would be the […]
by AJA Abeynayake The Colombo Magistrate’s Court yesterday said it would not issue an order for the arrest of State Minister of Tourism Diana Gamage over the offences committed under the Immigration and Emigration Act. Colombo Chief Magistrate Prasanna Alwis said no order would be issued as the CID had powers under the law to […]
By Norman Palihawadane A soldier guarding the Moragahakanda dam fell into the reservoir below it and died on Sunday (23). Following the disappearance of the soldier, the sluice gate that allows water to the Ambangaga from the Moragahakanda Reservoir was closed and a search mounted. The victim’s body was found around midnight. The victim was […]