The Public Services Commission (PSC) has responded to the Attorney General’s (AG) Department’s recommendation to conduct a disciplinary inquiry against Deputy Solicitor General (DSG) Azard Navavi and State Counsel Malik Aziz who were in charge of the file pertaining to Zahran Hashim.
The inquiry is to be conducted on their failure to provide legal advice to the file submitted by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) on Zahran Hashim and National Thowheed Jamaat (NTJ) in 2017.
Making an Attorney representation on behalf of AG’S Coordinator Nishara Jayaratne, Senior Deputy Solicitor General (SDSG) Vikum De Abrew yesterday made the above submission before the PCOI probing Easter Sunday attacks.
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By Shamindra Ferdinando
Last Monday’s briefing at the Presidential Secretariat (old parliament) on the status of the war-winning armed forces revealed the pathetic state of affairs during the yahapalana administration. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa chaired the Defence Ministry review which lasted several hours. After Defence Secretary Maj. Gen. Kamal Gunaratne addressed the gathering, respective service chiefs explained the crisis experienced by the armed forces during the 2015 to 2019 period.
Navy Chief VA Nishantha Ulugetenne and Airforce Chief AVM Sudarshana Pathirana explained how they were deprived of the required support to maintain available assets. There hadn’t been a similar meeting since the change of government in Nov 2019. The then government allowed the armed forces to deteriorate. The rapid deterioration had been all part of the yahapalana strategy meant to undermine the armed forces. Downsizing the Army had been one crucial aspect a
By Prof. Wimal Dissanayake
The Venerable Tirikiunamale Ananda Maha Nayaka Thera has written a reverential commemorative poem, titled
Guru Dev Samara, celebrating the life and times of his teacher the Reverend Ampitiye Rahula Maha Thera. It is a poem that deserves the critical attention of discerning readers primarily because of the dexterity with which the author has handled his chosen poetic meter and commanded it to perform a number of functions related to the vitality of the poetic text
Guru Dev Samara consists of 130 stanzas written in conformity to the
drutha vilambitha meter. As I will explain later, the choice of this meter is indeed a happy one. It serves to enhance the willed intensity of the poetic text.
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By Sanath Nanayakkare
The Bank of Ceylon (BOC) is set to end the year on a positive note despite the economic downturn due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the recent downgrade of the sovereign and banking institutions in Sri Lanka, BoC informed the media yesterday.
“The bank is winding up the year on a healthy note despite the stresses, posting the highest asset base of Rs. 2.9 trillion, highest deposit base of Rs. 2.3 trillion while maintaining its market leadership in Trade Finance, Treasury Operations including its more than 40% market share of Inward Remittances (US$2.5 billion). In addition to those, the Bank has maintained its market leadership in most of the spheres in the banking and finance arena”, BoC said.