The United States has designated former Navy Commander Wasantha Karannagoda, for his alleged involvement in a gross violations of human rights.
The US State Department said that Karannagoda has been designated pursuant to Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related P
The 70-year-old Navy Commander from 2005-2009 became the second senior defence official to be sanctioned by the US for handling the final battle with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in 2009
Sri Lanka has expressed regret over the decision by the U.S. to designate Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda, the present Governor of the North Western Province, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Foreign Minister Ali Sabry expressed Sri Lanka’s grave concerns associated with this decis
Inspector General of Police (IGP) C.D. Wickramaratne was among a number of policemen and politicians who met former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to greet him for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year.
Rajapaksa's office posted images on social media of some of those who visited him at his residence to gr