Police officers accused of beating and killing a Tamil youth while in custody had their identities confirmed through an identification parade.
Nongovernmental organizations operating in Sri Lanka have been urged to fully support the state’s reconciliation mechanisms.
Model Janasabhas, established under the "Janasabha" initiative to ensure regular public participation in policymaking, have been successfully implemented across the island.
Investigations will begin next week into the human remains exhumed so far from a mass grave in Mullaitivu.
The supreme court has been told how the now acting IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon had tortured four arrested suspects 13 years ago.
Public security minister Tiran Alles says he remains prepared to face any challenge to curb crimes within the next six months.
Former Kurunegala Mayor Thushara Sanjeewa Vitharana and four others were sentenced to three years of rigorous imprisonment for the demolition of the King’s Assembly Hall in Kurunegala dating back to the era of King Buwanekabahu.
The Supreme Court yesterday (14) ordered Acting IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon and three other police officers to pay a compensation of Rs. 2 million out of their personal funds to an individual for violating his fundamental rights, while being detained at the Mirihana Police Station.
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) is holding its national convention at Sugathadasa indoor stadium in Colombo today (15), starting at 2.00 pm.
State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe declared that work on more than 200 development projects, initiated with foreign aid but halted midway, is set to recommence in the first quarter of the next year.
