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France last Wednesday repatriated 38 Sri Lankan migrants who arrived illegally by boat on the French territory, Réunion Island on Jan 14. This return comes after the repatriation of 46 other migrants on 13 January. France said it will continue to implement a policy of combating illegal immigration, while applying the humanitarian principles of rescue […]
Chairman of the Election Commission of Sri Lanka Nimal Punchihewa told The Island that members of the election commission won’t be deterred by death threats. He said that members of the commission M M Mohamed, K P P Pathirana and S B Diwarathne have been repeatedly threatened and the police have not been able to […]
By Rathindra Kuruwita A number of opposition political parties did not attend the all-party conference convened by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday to promote ethnic reconciliation.Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), Uttara Lanka Sabagaya (ULS), and the National People’s Power (NPP), did not attend the meeting. Several parties which attended the meeting, […]
A former top FBI official, in New York, has been arrested over his ties to a Russian oligarch, law enforcement sources told ABC News. He was arrested after he returned from a trip to Sri lanka. Charles McGonigal, who was the special agent in charge of counterintelligence in the FBI’s New York Field Office, is […]
By Dinasena Ratugamage The Jaffna Magistrate Court, on Thursday, summoned three persons who had participated in a demonstration against President Ranil Wickremesinghe, when he visited Jaffna on Thai Pongal Day.Jaffna Police told the Court that the suspects had obstructed their duties and injured a policeman by throwing rocks. Among those who had been ordered to […]