The Bribery Commission had filed a corruption case against Mr.Peiris, former Solicitor General and currently Court of Appeal Judge A.H.M.D. Navas and Lanka Electricity Company Secretary M.M.C. Ferdinandes in the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court. They were charged with preparing an erroneous …
Seeking of another year was seen by political analysts as a move to remain in office for longer and neutralise the Mahinda Rajapaksa faction of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. The move has also put Sirisena on a collision course with his senior coalition partner. It could also backfire on Sirisena’s …
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has clarified that President Maithripala Sirisena can stay in office only for five years, a week after he sought its opinion on whether he can serve a six-year term. “The Supreme Court has conveyed the opinion that the President’s term of office is five years,” a statement from the …
How can a foreign citizen without taking the oath of loyalty to the country function as the CB governor and continue to sign Sri Lanka’s currency notes,” …