by Shamindra Ferdinando Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera told the media yesterday at Sirikotha that the governmnet had been working closely with four foreign governments to trace ill-gotten funds amounting USD 18 billion stashed away overseas […]
THE HINDU **COMMENTS CAN BE POSTED** ‘War crimes panel to be in place soon’ < http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/war-crimes-panel-to-be-in-place-soon-sri-lanka-foreign-minister/article7183079.ece > THE HINDU **COMMENTS CAN BE POSTED** Lanka promises to meet deadline for probe into war crimes < http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/lanka-promises-to-meet-deadline-for-probe-into-war-crimes-115050700780_1.html > […]
by Shamindra Ferdinando Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera yesterday blamed the previous government for not having a credible investigative mechanism to disprove unsubstantiated allegation that 40,000 civilian had been killed during the last phase of offensive […]
Why did The Australian’s Greg Sheridan fail to investigate the war crimes of former Sri Lankan president, Mahinda Rajapaksa? When prominent journalists choose a path of cosy promotion rather than rigorous investigation, we are all in […]
“According to some of the people we’ve been working with, they feel that the assets that have been siphoned off from this country by the Rajapaksa family at large may amount to 18 billion dollars” […]
BY Rashini Mendis The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) invited former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa to join their new political party. National Organizer of the BBS Ven. Witharandeniye Nanda Thera said that while Rajapaksa had expressed […]
www.uktamilnews.com team congradulates Mr Ranil Jayawardena a hard working man and wishes him great success in his duty as the Member of Parliament for North East Hampshire. Ranil Jayawardena of Sri Lankan origin romped to victory […]
Ada Derana reliably learns that former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been summoned to appear at the Police Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) on May 1. It is also understood that Rajapaksa has been asked […]
STOP INVESTIGATION ON MY BROTHERS OR ELSE I WILL WALK OUT. Presently Rajapaksa’s brother and former Minister Basil Rajapaksa is in remand, albeit in a hospital bed. Rajapaksa’s other brother, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and his Secretary, […]
By Rathindra Kuruwita It is unlikely that there would be a repeat meeting between President Maithripala Sirisena and former President Mahinda Rajapaksa for further discussions, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mangala Samaraweera said. He also denied […]
By Ishara Rathnakara Former Minister Dulles Alahapperuma and 18 Members of Parliament and 9 Buddhist monks, including Venerable Muruttetuwe Ananda Thera, have been ordered to be present in Court …today (8) by Chief Magistrate of […]
By Ishara Rathnakara Additional Magistrate of Colombo Nishantha Peiris ordered the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) yesterday (7) to conduct an extensive investigation into former Minister of Housing, Engineering Services and Common Amenities, Wimal Weerawansa […]
Engine of the C-130 military transport flight developed a snag mid-air around midnight. A special aircraft, belonging to the Sri Lanka defence forces, carrying eight horses from Pakistan to Sri Lanka made an emergency landing […]
Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa has sent a letter of demand to JVP Western Provincial Councillor Attorney-at-Law Sunil Watagala, seeking Rs 1 billion in damages over alleged malicious and defamatory remarks made by the latter […]
