Govt. tables Batalanda commission report

The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.

Ranil rejects Batalanda wrong doing, says Report was public document since 2000

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.

AG directs CID not to arrest six policemen over Weligama hotel shooting

Ex-JVP Propaganda Sec.& NPP leader Weerawansa accuses Govt. of media spectacle over Batalanda

Leader of the National People’s Party (NPP) and one time Propaganda Secretary of the JVP Wimal Weerawansa accused the Government of bringing back the “Batalanda Commission” for a media spectacle instead of a genuine concern for those who suffered during the 1988-1990 period.

Speaker announces MP’s resignation

Speaker (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne to announced to the Parliament regarding the vacant seat created in Parliament due to the resignation of Mohamed Sali Naleem from his position as a Member of Parliament.

Sri Lanka Air Force K-8 trainer jet crashes in Wariyapola