The Attorney General has filed a claim in the High Court of Singapore over the X-Press Pearl incident involving six defendants, the President’s Media Division said.
“A case conference hearing took place on May 15 and the next is scheduled for June,” the PMD said, adding that the AG’s Department is considering transferring the case to the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC).
Litigation is being managed by a Singaporean law firm approved by the Cabinet to represent the Sri Lankan Government, the PMD said.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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