Category: Local News

Prison officers have opened fire at a prisoner who has made an attempt to escape at the Homagama court premises this morning (17).

A special discussion will be held in Colombo between the backbenchers of the United National Party and Parliamentarian Sajith Premadasa.

The government was not in a position to reveal its stand on the Millennium Challenge Corporation agreements, the JVP says.

Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) has criticised lack of due process in case against a local employee of the Swiss Embassy in Sri Lanka.

The two suspects who had been arrested by the CID in connection with the former Minister Rajitha Senaratne’s white van media briefing have been remanded til December 27 when they were produced in court today.

Swiss Embassy local staffer, Garnier Banister Francis, was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on the instructions of the Attorney General a short while ago.

The government has removed the consolidated tax of Rs.36 per kilogram of imported wheat flour and replaced it with the Special Commodity Levy of Rs.8 per kilogram.

Swiss Embassy local staffer-Garnier Banister Francis appeared before the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) once again this morning to give a statement.

The Government’s new National Policy Framework titled ‘Vistas of Prosperity and Splendour’ has been released to the public.

Minister of Roads and Highways and Minister of Ports & Shipping, Johnston Fernando yesterday urged the ports officials to scan containers efficiently so that the would not no delays.

UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed Thilak Marapana to immediately inform him of all necessary changes that need to be made in connection with the powers and functions pertaining to the Party leadership.

The two persons who had made controversial statements about the “white van” incidents during a media briefing prior to the Presidential election have allegedly told the CID that they had done so after they were promised Rs.3 million, according Police sources.

The European Union (EU) Delegation to Sri Lanka and the Maldives has launched seven new projects to support human rights and civil society in Sri Lanka.These seven projects are funded under the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) and the Civil Society Organizations and Local Authorities (CSO/LA) thematic instrument, the EU said in a statement.

The Finance Ministry has banned all ministers from recruiting minor staff for their ministries and departments under them – a practice which has helped them to provide jobs for their supporters.

The Attorney General yesterday informed the Supreme Court that so far, the government has not taken any decision to sign the controversial Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact, Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and, Acquisition and Cross Servicing Agreement (ACSA).

The CID has arrested the two persons who spoke at the ‘white van’ press conference that was organised by Dr Rajith Senaratne prior to the presidential election, last night, police said.