The British government has raised concerns over the failure by the Sri Lankan authorities to commence trial proceedings into the murder of British citizen Khuram Shaikh.

A statement by the British High Commission in Colombo said that it is now 18 months since the murder of Shaikh, and assault on his partner Victoria, while they were on holiday in Tangalle.

The British High Commission said it is deeply disappointed that trial proceedings have not yet commenced and continues to call for the perpetrators of this terrib

The Police officer who was arrested along with the Homagama District Judge on charges of soliciting a bribe of Rs.300, to a woman, was further remanded on Monday.
Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya ordered that the suspect policeman be further remanded until the 28th of this month.

The Ceylon Teachers Union charges that the Provincial Education Secretary is taking measures to recruit retired officials to positions in the education administrative service in the Western Province.

General Secretary of the Union, Joesph Stalin says that this move violates that state administrative circular.

Stalin notes that recruiting retired officials when there are officials in active service is a grave injustice.

Minister of Education Bandula Gunawardene declared open a newly-constructed three storey building at the Sumana Maha Vidyalaya in Talawakelle.

Minister of State Management Reforms, Navin Dissanayake also attended the event. Minister Navin Dissanayake expressed these views at the event

"The main problem in our district is retaining teachers. Teachers who are posted to schools in rural districts, obtain transfers through politicians to other schools, specially schools in the Kandy district. This is a grave injust

Senior Minister and Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr. Sarath Amunugama states that the government has decided to completely change the university education system.

He made this statement at a function held in Kandy on Monday.  This function was held to lay the foundation stone for the construction of a new building at the Hatharaliyatha Central College in Kandy.

A ceremony to declare open a water scheme at the Sri Nigrodaramaya in Thorapitiya Hasalaka took place under the auspices of Minister of Higher Education, SB. Dissanayake.
Learning equipment for Sunday schools were also distributed.

The case pertaining to charges of contempt of court against Minister Rishad Bathiudeen regarding incident invoiving the Mannar Magistrate's Court, was taken up in the Court of Appeal on Monday.

The case was taken up before a bench comprising of the President of the Court of Appeal Sri Skanderejah and Justice Malani Gunaratne.
The Court referred the case to Court of the Court of Appeal and will be taken up before Justices Sisira de Abrew and P.W.D.C. Jayathilaka.

The Australian High Commission in Colombo said that a group of Sri Lankans have been transferred to the Nauru Regional Processing Centre.

The group of single adult males departed Christmas Islands  on a charter aircraft, escorted by the Australian Federal Police (AFP), DIAC staff, interpreters and medical staff.

On arrival in Nauru, the group of Vietnamese, Sri Lankan and Lebanese nationals – the 20th transfer to Nauru – were subject to relevant immigration, customs and quarantine clearance processe

Despite the Court decision that all students under suspension should be allowed to sit their examinations, the Sabaragamuwa University has not allowed one student under suspension to sit his examination, student activists alleged.

 All faculty students association charged university authorities have prevented one student from sitting for ‘Environmental Management’ and auditing paper which was scheduled for 18, which was after a restraining order was imposed on the University authorities by Courts not to preven

A jury has been selected for the trial of two men charged with the murder of a Sri Lankan man in North Canterbury.

 

The body of Sameera Chandrasena, 28, was found at a fire-damaged property in Oxford on year.

 

Police allege he was assaulted and killed before the house on Dominion Road in Oxford was set alight.