A group calling itself the ‘People’s Responsibility Centre’ today handed over a letter to the UN office in Colombo accusing the UN for interfering in internal matters of Sri Lanka.
The group also claimed that the UN had failed to protect the rights of the persons who suffered atrocities in the hands of the LTTE.
They claimed that the UN had failed to take any action against those responsible for the killing of 600 policemen who surrendered to the LTTE.
Some of the parents whose sons served in the security forces and declared missing also took part in a demonstration outside the UN office in Colombo.
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In the wake of the ‘outing’ of parliament Speaker Ashoka Ranwala with accusations that his PhD was fake, there has been a flurry of articles on fake degrees.
A Sri Lankan wanted for financial frauds and under a red notice was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport along with his wife and child as they were returning from India, Police said.
Mr. Gihan de Silva has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, the Government Information Department announced.
The Bribery Commission has apprehended former Provincial Councillor and businessman Salochana Gamage, along with another businessman, in Pitakotte over a Rs. 9 million bribery case.
The Government is considering abolishing the Office of the Chief of the Defence Staff (OCDS) when the term of office of its incumbent General Shavendra Silva ends on December 31.
New commanders have been appointed to the Sri Lanka Army and Sri Lanka Navy.
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