The political and diplomatic history between Portugal and Israel has always been reasonably amiable, but just as often has been somewhat uncomfortable.
By Dinasena Ratugamage Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Sri Lanka through the Palaly Airport when he visits the country in March, Indian media has reported. Prime Minister Modi will first open the Cultural Centre in Jaffna, built with Indian funds, and then proceed to Colombo. The Indian Prime Minister is arriving in […]
By Chitra Weerarathnea The Supreme Court yesterday (15) granted leave to proceed with a Fundamental Rights Violation petition filed by the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) and its Director Pakiasothy Saravanamuttu against former President Maithripala Sirisena The petition says President Maithripala Sirisena, occupied a house in Paget Road, Colombo, while he was President, presided over […]
DIG Widanagamage Dinath Ayasa Karunaratne passed away on 14 Feb. Having joined the elite Special Task Force (STF) as a Sub Inspector in April 1985, he served the paramilitary arm of the police department till 2018. Subsequently, he joined the regular police and held a number of posts. Ayasa leaves Mangalika Kumari whom he married […]
Govt. urged to introduce Constitutional Amendment Asserting that the appointments made to the Human Rights Commission by the Parliamentary Council established in terms of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution lacked transparency, the HRCSL has called for an urgent Constitutional Amendment. Issuing a media statement yesterday (15) the HRCSL said that in case a constitutional […]