Chandrika agrees to pardon two men who bombed her in 1999
Two men linked to a bomb attack on former president Chandrika Kumaratunga 22 years ago are among the eight LTTE convicts awaiting a presidential pardon, reliable sources say.
Two men linked to a bomb attack on former president Chandrika Kumaratunga 22 years ago are among the eight LTTE convicts awaiting a presidential pardon, reliable sources say.
The annual tax charged from casinos has been more than doubled from Rs. 200 million to Rs. 500 million with effect from August 01.
Sand mining is taking place on a large scale in a natural delta of the Mahaweli river at Safi Nagar in Trincomalee in the guise of a 3,000-acre chili cultivation, alleges social scientist and environmentalist Ravindra Kariyawasam.
TNA MP M.A. Sumanthiran has charged the Supreme Court, just as much as Parliament, swings like a pendulum.”
A leading trade unionist has accused the government of changing labour laws arbitrarily in callous disregard to trade unions in order to favour employers.
The executive presidency has been misused due to the best person not being chosen for the job at times and the failure of the chosen person at the others, MP Prof. Charith Herath said.
MP Gevindu Kumaratunga has raised concerns over the exclusion of the Sinhala language in the presentation of regulations relating to the law.
The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) has urged the government to support a resolution before the United Nations to end the economic blockade and the terrorism-listing of Cuba.
Eight LTTE convicts who were serving prison sentences have been granted a presidential pardon.
The term of the independent commissions ends with the adoption of the 21st amendment to the constitution, said justice and constitutional affairs minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe.