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By Rathindra Kuruwita The mastermind of the Easter Sunday attacks was Naufer Moulavi, a mentor of NTJ leader Zahran Hashim, Minister of Public Security, Dr. Sarath Weerasekera said yesterday, when asked by a journalist whether there had been a foreign hand behind the attacks. Former Jamaat-e-Islami leader, Rasheed Hajjul Akbar too had played a main role, the Minister said. The Minister said so at a press briefing in Colombo on the future of the report on the PCoI on the Easter carnage. Weerasekera also said that there was no concrete evidence to prove that Pulasthini Rajendran alias Sarah Jas...

by Shamindra Ferdinando Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage on Monday (25) night revealed that the government was having discussions with the UK-led Sri Lanka Core Group in a bid to explore the possibility of reaching a consensus on what he described as a ‘consensual resolution’ ahead of the 46th sessions of the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) scheduled for Feb-March this year. Admiral Colombage acknowledged that an agreement on a consensual resolution was a politically challenging task. FS Colombage said so in conversation with Faraz Shauketaly on...

Energy Minister Gammanpila lights the tradional oil lamp at the commencement of the event Minister of Energy Udaya Gammanpila has said the government would ensure the country’s energy security. He said so addressing the employees of Lanka IOC at their head office yesterday (26). Ministry Secretary K.D.R. Olga and Additional secretary Chaminda Hettiarachchi were also […]

Share: Colombo (News 1st); With demonstrations taking place in Tamil Nadu, India summoned the acting high commissioner of Sri Lanka to “strongly protest” against the death of three Indian fishermen and a Sri Lankan national following a collision between their boat and a Sri Lankan naval vessel. It is learnt that India had conveyed the protest to the acting Sri Lankan envoy “in person” in Delhi. “Expressing our deep anguish at the loss of lives, we emphasized the need to deal with issues pertaining to fishermen in a humanitarian manner,” said the Ministry of External Affairs of t...

Colombo (News 1st); The bodies of two Indian fishermen who were aboard the Indian fishing boat that collided with a Sri Lanka Navy Fast Attack Craft in - Get the latest breaking news and top stories from Sri Lanka, the latest political news, sports news, weather updates, exam results, business news, entertainment news, world news and much more from News 1st, Sri Lanka's leading news network.