Kanagasabai Ranjan, The affidavit submitted by Shiran Duminda Subasinghe, DG’s minute requesting a full report on the investigation and The BOI agreement to import vehicle body parts

Controversy surrounds the arrest, under dubious circumstances, of Kanagasabai Ranjan, Director (Preventive), Prevention Division Directorate, Sri Lanka Customs on bribery charges. The Joint Customs Trade Union Alliance (JCTUA) claims that it is an attempt to get rid of an honest official who has always enhanced custom revenue in billions of

“Both countries have a lot of common issues. First of all is the fight against terrorism. I have to say that Sri Lanka is far ahead in the terrorism issue compared to Turkey. This is quite important. We would like to learn from their experience,” said the envoy.

In an exclusive interview on Wednesday, Okyay responded to questions by Today's Zaman prior to his flight to Sri Lanka.

Okyay stated that the terrorists' methods in both countries are similar, adding that Sri Lanka has successfully overcome

If racist elements arise in Sri Lanka, the government will appoint an inter-religious Parliamentary Committee to investigate into the matter and reach a resolution, Deputy Minister of Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs M.K.D.S. Gunawardena stated today.


Speaking at Parliament today, the Deputy Minister claimed that the government had not received any information regarding a rise in racism across the country.

Deputy Minister Gunawardena made the above statement in response to a query put forward by Democ

Seven media organizations will hold a massive protest at the Lipton Circus on January 29, to highlight the governments failure to conduct proper investigations into the killing of journalists and also create a threat free environment.

It would be followed by meeting, at the National Library premises, to discuss the deteriorating law and order situation.

A large number of media personnel, lawyers, university lecturers, trade unionists and concerned members of the public, would be participating, Free Media Movement Gen

A highly inebriated Municipal Council (UPFA) member of Anuradhapura, who assaulted two policemen on traffic duty on Tuesday night, was arrested by police and produced before the Anuradhapura Magistrate Ruwandika Marapana.

He was remanded till February 5.

The highly intoxicated politician had told the cops that he was a karate exponent and went on attacking the two constables mercilessly.

The two injured cops have been admitted to the Anuradhapura hospital.

The Municipal Councillor also had

A comprehensive investigation into a host of criminal activities, including drug peddling, intimidation, fraud, seizing land by force, unauthorized land filling, extortion and prostitution, carried out by persons with political patronage in the Kelaniya electorate, have been completed. Three separate investigations, carried out by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the Colombo Crime Division and Special Investigation Unit of the police, under instructions from Police Headquarters, have revealed the details of well-organiz

Deputy External Affairs Minister Neomal Perera told Parliament yesterday that the Sri Lankan Ambassador in Saudi Arab would be summoned home by the end of the month.

He was responding to a query raised by UNP Colombo District MP Ravi Karunanayake, who demanded to know whether the ambassador who had been recalled by the government had arrived in the country.

Karunanayake also said that last year Sri Lanka experienced a defeat at the Geneva UNHCR sessions, where a resolution had been passed against the country a

 A Court of Inquiry [CoI], set up to probe if Sri Lankan forces committed any excesses during the last stages of the war, will submit its report “in a few days”.

Army Commander Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya said here the report was almost ready and would take “a few more days”.

“They [the CoI] will be handing over the report to me soon. After which, I will hand it over to the Defence Secretary with my comments,” he said.

The government has made arrangements to hold this year’s Meelad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet Mohammed’s birthday) celebrations with a series of events, over a period of three days, in the Trincomalee District.

The Inauguration of celebrations will be held at the Muslim Central College auditorium in Kinniya on Friday the (25) at 9.00 a.m., Director General of Muslim Cultural and Religious affairs M .H. M. Zameel said yesterday

See the interview with former editor of the Sunday Leader, Frederica Jansz, now in exile, at the end of the press release

On the the third anniversary of the disappearance of Prageeth Ekneligoda, a freelance cartoonist and political analyst who worked for the Lanka-e-News website, Reporters Without Borders (RWB) and Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka (JDS) reiterate their call for justice and condemn the failure of the authorities to make any progress with the investigation.

“Ekneligoda has been missing for