The Court of Appeal issued notice on respondents to the writ petition filed by General Sarath Fonseka referring to the restoration of his parliamentary seat, the court date has been set for March 9.
General Fonseka speaking to media outside said his rights were unfairly removed under a corrupt regime and that he was confident in the new regime to restore justice.
“We have faith in the Court system now. It does not have the influences and bearings it used to have in the past, so we have full confidence that justice will be done and that the hundreds of thousands who voted for me will not be let down,” he was quoted as saying.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
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Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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