Attorney General Sanjay Rajaratnam, PC, yesterday (22) assured the Supreme Court that former AG Dappula de Livera, PC, wouldn’t be arrested over his controversial assessment pertaining to the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks. This assurance was given when a petition filed by the former AG Livera was taken up before the court yesterday morning De […]
By Dinasena Rathugamage EPDP leader and Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda has announced plans to release 2,900 acres in Walikamam (north) in the Jaffna peninsula in terms of a gazette issued in 2013, five years after the conclusion of the war. Following a recent visit to the Walikamam region, Jaffna District MP said that the land […]
declares support for accountability processes in third states The United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) has declared that in the absence of credible investigations and prosecutions into alleged war crimes accusations undertaken by Sri Lanka, a special team based there was involved in ongoing investigations in several jurisdictions. The declaration was made on Wednesday (21) […]
Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera yesterday said that while a long-term plan for LNG was being finalised, options for short term solution to reduce the cost of generation in the next 24 months from the 600+ MW of LNG power plants available would be pursued. Indian energy company, Petronet LNG Limited, has presented Minister […]
IKAZUCHI (DD-107) of the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force arrived at the Colombo Harbour on a formal visit yesterday morning (22). IKAZUCHI (DD-107) is a 150.5m long Destroyer manned by a crew of 207.