Palitha Senanayake M/S Samantha Power Ex Senior Director of Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights Of the US National Security Council   Dear madam, Human Rights Violations by Sri Lankan forces The greatest friend of TRUTH is Time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion is Humility.” Considering the damage you have done to […]

NIMAL LEWKE Former Commandant STF Courtesy The Island It has been reported that drug dealer Makandure Madush had plans to smuggle in a specialized weapon, M 39 rifle to the country. Although I do not think much about this drug dealer and his detection was given huge publicity, and at the same time his name […]

By Shamindra Ferdinando Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Chairman Prof. G.L. Peiris, yesterday, alleged that the proposed Counter Terrorism Bill would encourage those still pursuing a separatist agenda. Instead of countering the threat of terrorism, it would definitely facilitate the terrorism project, the former External Affairs Minister told a media briefing at Nelum Mawatha Office […]

By N. Sathiya Moorthy -The writer is Director, Chennai Chapter of the Observer Research Foundation, the multi-disciplinary Indian public-policy think-tank, headquartered in New Delhi. In calling upon President Maithripala Sirisena, who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, to ensure that soldiers who neutralised the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) so very completely […]

By Nirmala Kannangara Courtesy The Daily Mirror Controversy surrounds how a foreign private aircraft, said to be carrying  ‘investors’ to the country, was granted permission to land and takeoff from China Bay Air Force airstrip early this month. This happened despite the fact that are no provisions to grant such approvals because this airport has not […]

By Shivanthi Ranasinghe Courtesy Ceylon Today Chathura Alwis’s interview with the so-called ‘AAWA’ Group’s Arun, became an instant hit with the Sinhalese. Since then, Arun met with Ranil Wickremesinghe and participated with Nagananda Kodituwakku at a press conference. Those who participated at the media briefing stated that they are not against any person, but only […]

by Cyril Wimalasurendre Courtesy The Island State Minister Ranjan Ramanayake’s allegation that there were Ministers and MPs who used cocaine will be forwarded to the CID for investigation, Public Enterprise, Kandyan Heritage and Kandy Development Minister, Lakshman Kiriella said yesterday. “In my view, there are no parliamentarians addicted to cocaine or any other narcotic substances”, he […]

By Camelia Nathaniel/Daily News Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Mannar, February 22: The report on the radiocarbon dating test on samples of skeletal remains from the mass grave in Mannar has been handed over to the Magistrate’s Court by the Specialist Judicial Medical Officer, Saminda Rajapaksa. But the Mannar Magistrate T. Sarawanarajah told the court that because the courts […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has identified that the two businessmen, who went missing from Rathgama area, were murdered in Akmeemana and their remains were burned at Medagangoda Forest Reserve in Walasmulla. Police Media Spokesperson Ruwan Gunasekara stated this speaking to Ada Derana. It is reported that the two businessmen were assaulted and […]

දෙනගම ධම්මික රණවීර උපුටාගැණීම  මව්බිම රණවිරුවන් යුද්ධ කරන විට සමච්චල් කළ රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ මහතා ඇතුළු පිරිස අද යුද අපරාධ දෙපිරිසම කළ බව කියමින් හමුදාව හා ත්‍රස්තවාදීන් සමාන කරනවා යැයි එක්සත් ජනතා නිදහස් සන්ධාන අනුරාධපුර දිස්ත්‍රික් පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රි එස්.එම්. චන්ද්‍රසේන පැවැසීය. ඔහු එම අදහස් පළ කළේ ඊයේ (19දා) බත්තරමුල්ලේ පිහිටි ශ්‍රී ලංකා පොදුජන පෙරමුණ කාර්යාලයේදී පැවැති මාධ්‍ය […]

METHMALIE DISSANAYAKE Courtesy Ceylon Today The suspect who was allegedly the mastermind behind the release of a 12-ton beedi leaves container, from the Customs last December, via forged documents, without paying the Duty, has been summoned to appear before the Aluthkade Magistrate’s Court today (17). According to Customs sources, the suspect, named Nurdin Fazal Ahmed, had […]

Courtesy Adaderana According to the Tamil National Alliance MP M. A. Sumanthiran, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has made a statement that both parties had committed mistakes in the civil war. He made these comments addressing the youth conference of the Illangai Tamil Arasu Katchi party at the Youth Hall in Jaffna yesterday (16). He says […]

By Sunil Jayasiri Courtesy The Daily Mirror A Sri Lankan Police Inspector had played a role in the operation Kosgoda Suji, Annasi Moril and Kalu Sagara alerted the Dubai police about the  party Sri Lanka’s Police department was unaware about the entire operation The arrest of 40-year-old Samarasinghe Arachchige Madush Lakshitha alias Makandure Madush by the […]

Yoshitha Perera Courtesy The Daily Mirror The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate that it is looking into the link between former TID DIG Nalaka Silva and musician Amal Perera and to also investigate if there was any dealings between the former DIG and Makandure Madush. When the case against former DIG […]

CID probes Amal’s relations with Nalaka and Madush

Kelum Bandara Courtesy The Daily Mirror Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa said two individuals were behind the assassination of Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wickrematunge, the assault on journalist Keith Noyahr and the disappearance of Prageeth Ekneligoda. In an interview with the Daily Mirror, Mr. Rajapaksa said he was not involved in any of these things including the […]

By Shamindra Ferdinando Courtesy The Island Oct 2018 in Colombo: Mark Field received an assurance from Marapana as regards Sri Lanka’s commitment to Geneva process. The meeting took place a few weeks before Oct 26, 2018 constitutional change. Thanks to UK Human Rights Minister Tariq Mahmood Ahmad (Baron Ahmad of Wimbledon- Conservative) we now know, […]

By Shivanthi Ranasinghe Courtesy  Ceylon Today On 17 January, it was reported from Germany that their authorities had arrested a person suspected to be directly involved in the murder of Lakshman Kadirgamar. The then Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka, Kadirgamar, was killed in his home in 2005. The assassins took advantage of Kadirgamar’s reluctance to […]

by Shamindra Ferdinando Courtesy The Island February 8, 2019, 10:23 pm Authoritative sources said that of those arrested in two separate raids in Dubai early this week, 31 had been tested positive for cocaine. Sources said that United Arab Emirates mounted the operation following exhaustive investigations undertaken by Sri Lankan law enforcement authorities. Responding to […]

Courtesy Adaderana President Maithripala Sirisena says that the death penalty will most likely be implemented within the next month or two, against individuals already convicted for drug-related offences based on existing reports. I have taken a decision to definitely carry this out regardless of what objections are raised,” he said delivering a statement in Parliament. […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lankan authorities are reportedly now in talks with Dubai to extradite underworld drug kingpin ‘Makandure Madush’ to Sri Lanka. The wanted Sri Lankan drug lord was among several prominent underworld figures arrested red-handed in a raid at a hotel in Dubai. Among the 20 suspects arrested was a visitor carrying a diplomatic […]

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Courtesy Adaderana The Cabinet of Ministers have approved President Maithripala Sirisena’s proposal to grant a one-year service extension to the Commandant of the Special Task Force (STF) Senior DIG M.R. Latiff, who was set to retire today (5). Senior DIG Latiff was expected to retire today after completing 40 years of service in Sri Lanka’s […]

Courtesy Adaderana Notorious Sri Lankan underworld kingpin ‘Makandure Madush’, several other prominent underworld figures and a popular Sri Lankan singer are among 25 suspects arrested during a joint operation in Dubai, sources said. The suspects were reportedly arrested at a hotel in Dubai in a joint operations carried out by law enforcement officers from both […]

දෙනගම ධම්මික රණවීර උපුටාගැණීම  මව්බිම ඇමෙරිකා යුද නැව්වලට ත්‍රිකුණාමලය වරාය ලබා දීම මේ රටේ ඉඩම් ඇතුළු ස්වෛරීත්වය අහිමි කිරීම බෙදුම්වාදී න්‍යාය පත්‍රයේ තවත් අවස්ථාවක් යැයි වෛද්‍ය වසන්ත බණ්ඩාර ප්‍රකාශ කළේය. ඔහු එම අදහස් පළ කළේ ඊයේ (31දා) ජාතික සමතා බලවේගය රාජගිරියේදී පැවැත්වූ මාධ්‍ය හමුවකට සහභාගි වෙමින්ය. එහිදී වැඩිදුරටත් වසන්ත බණ්ඩාර මහතා මෙසේද පැවැසීය. ඇමෙරිකාවේ කඳවුරු මේ […]

Owen Bowcott and Diane Taylor Courtesy The Guardian Priyanka Fernando conviction appeared to trigger stream of diplomatic exchanges  The chief magistrate said there had been a catalogue of disappointing issues with the case. Photograph: Nick Ansell/PA An arrest warrant for a former Sri Lankan military attache, convicted of public order offences after making cut-throat gestures at protesters, has […]

Courtesy Adaderana President Maithripala Sirisena says the Department of National Archives has provided copies of valuable documents to foreign countries without any knowledge of the state. The President made these remarks at the Matara district convention of drug prevention program held at Sanath Jayasuriya Stadium in Matara today (30th), stated President’s Media Division. President Sirisena […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The UK is providing documentation to assist the Westminster Magistrate’s Court which has sought clarification of Brigadier Priyanka Fernando’s diplomatic status in the UK, the British High Commission said. The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, which is not a party to these legal proceedings, have been contacted by the Westminster Magistrate’s […]

Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Colombo, January 24 (newsin.asia): In July 2017 the Sri Lankan government renewed, for another ten years, the Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA) with the United States Department of Defense. ACSA allows the exchange of supply and services, training of staff and humanitarian aid in disaster situations between the two countries. In a proposal to […]

සමන් ගමගේ බල්ලගේ වැඬේ බූරුවා කරනවා යැයි ලෙසින් වූ වටිනා උපමා කතාවක් අපේ ජනවහරේ තිබේ. යමෙකු කළ යුතු සහ එසේ කරන්නට හැකියාව ඇති කාර්යයක් කිසිදු වගකීමක් සහ හැකියාවක් නැති තවෙකකු ඉදිරිපත්වී කරන්නට යන කල සහ වගකීම් විරහිතව වහසිබස් ප‍්‍රකාශ කරනවිට අපේ ජනතාව අතීතයේ මෙන්ම අදත් මේ කතාව සිහිපත් කළේ උපහාසය මුසු පිළිකුලෙන් යුතුවය.    ශී‍්‍ර […]