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Sri Lanka made little progress on transitional justice initiatives in 2017 – HRW
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Sri Lanka made little progress on transitional justice initiatives in 2017 – HRW

Global human rights organization, Human Rights Watch says the Sri Lankan government has made little progress on transitional justice initiatives…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/01/2018
Court bans sale and transfer of Udayanga Weeratunga’s properties
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Court bans sale and transfer of Udayanga Weeratunga’s properties

A Sri Lankan court today issued an order enjoining the sale and transfer of property belonging to Sri Lanka’s former…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/01/2018
Cabinet subcommittee appointed to recommend relief to journalists harassed during the previous regime
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Cabinet subcommittee appointed to recommend relief to journalists harassed during the previous regime

Maithripala Sirisena has proposed to appoint a new subcommittee to recommend relief to the journalists who have been harassed during…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/01/2018
Speaker requests President to table reports of Presidential Commissions in parliament
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Speaker requests President to table reports of Presidential Commissions in parliament

Sri Lanka’s Speaker of the Parliament Karu Jayasuriya has made a request to President Maithripala Sirisena to table the reports…

byFaraz Shauketaly10/01/2018
Ranil exposes MR-era bond scams
BUSINESSMain Story

Ranil exposes MR-era bond scams

PM says Rs. 4 trillion bond sales from 2008-2015 without Monetary Board approval  Rs. 10 trillion to be paid over next 25…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/01/2018
Open warrant issued to arrest former Sri Lankan ambassador to US Jaliya Wickramasuriya
LOCAL

Open warrant issued to arrest former Sri Lankan ambassador to US Jaliya Wickramasuriya

A Sri Lankan court Thursday issued an open arrest warrant on former Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States, Jaliya…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/01/2018
face of failed Yahapalanaya
LOCALMain Story

face of failed Yahapalanaya

By N Sathiya Moorthy Independent of President Maithiripala Sirisena’s action on the Central Bank scam probe report, there is no…

byFaraz Shauketaly03/01/2018
PRECIPAC to hand over reports of 17 cases of serious fraud and corruption during previous regime to President today
LOCALMain Story

PRECIPAC to hand over reports of 17 cases of serious fraud and corruption during previous regime to President today

Presidential Commission of Inquiry to Inquire and Investigate into Serious Acts of Fraud and Corruption (PRECIFAC) today (January 02) will…

byFaraz Shauketaly02/01/201802/01/2018
SriLankan Airlines Chairman and six Directors offer to resign in support of government’s restructuring plan
BUSINESS

SriLankan Airlines Chairman and six Directors offer to resign in support of government’s restructuring plan

Ajith Dias, the chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Sri Lanka’s national carrier and six directors of the board have offered to…

byFaraz Shauketaly26/12/2017
MAITHRI: “PM IS A TOTAL FAILURE, TIME FOR CHANGE”
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MAITHRI: “PM IS A TOTAL FAILURE, TIME FOR CHANGE”

“AG is probably angling for Supreme Court appointment” “They have completely lost control of corruption” “A club runs the country”…

byFaraz Shauketaly16/12/2017

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