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by Ranil Wijayapala
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The Financial Crime Investigation Division (FCID) which completes two years today (February 26) has recovered nearly Rs.1 billion worth of State and unduly earned assets of politicians through its investigations, FCID sources told the Sunday Observer.
The sources said the FCID recovered the fraudulently earned...
The uproar over the judgment by the Appeal Court on January 31, directing the Sri Lanka Medical Council to provide provisional registration for graduates of the Medical Faculty of the South Asian Institution for Technology and Medicine SAITM) not only created a huge debate over medical education in the country, but made a point to expose the duplicity of certain...
Government agencies engaged in combatting drug trafficking are now on high alert about the emerging network in the Indian Ocean region to transport cocaine from the South American region to Europe. The authorities investigating into the cocaine consignment detected in sugar containers from Brazil believe that the recent detection of cocaine consignments in Sri Lanka are...
Sri Lanka, a country on the fast track of development, after the end of the three decade long conflict, has been confronted with many challenges in its effort to make the country attractive for its citizens and to the international community especially, investors and tourists. The issue of garbage has become a stumbling block in this effort as it has created so many...
In a twist that takes the Journalist Lasantha Wickramatunga assassination into the realm of conspiracy fantasies, investigators will now ascertain whether the recent mystery death of an ex-intelligence agent is genuinely the remorseful suicide of the actual killer or, is a cynically deliberate murder by the real Lasantha assassins aimed at deflecting the ongoing probe....
by Ranil Wijayapala
Minimum standards of the medical education in Sri Lanka was at the centre of controversy recently with the historic judgment...
The well orchestrated Chicago type attack on Monday morning on the Black Maria transporting prisoners from the Kalutara Prison to...
Police investigating the shooting incident on then SAITM, CEO Dr.Sameera Senaratne, await the arrest of a former local politician...
Taking speedy action against those responsible for corruption, misuse, abuse of public assets and those who plundered...
D. C. Dissanayake, Secretary to the Higher Education Ministry says, the Higher Education Ministry is taking interim measures to...
The judgment given by the Appeal Court on January 31 not only decided the future of the Medical Faculty students of SAITM, but...
A Bill to establish a Special Tribunal to investigate corruption will soon be presented in Parliament after redrafting and...
Interview with Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka coincides with the completion of ten years in...
The impending drought has given signals to the people to prepare to face it in an oragnized manner. But, it is a common...
The controversy over the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones for media coverage has hit the news...
Resettlement in the outskirts of the Wilpattu National Park:A week ago, the controversy over the resettlement and deforestation...
Amidst speculation of deforestation taking place in many parts of the country, the Forest Department will soon launch a program...
Rescue and relief operations during floods in Sri Lanka always face challenges in heavily built up and thickly populated areas....
The judgement given by the Avissawella High Court judge Devika Abeyratne sentencing 18 people including former Chairman of the...
The budget proposal to introduce Carbon Tax for carbon fuel run motor vehicles has created confusion among vehicle owners, and...
The State Plantation Corporation, (SPC) now running at an annual loss of Rs.220 million has kicked off a program to make it a...
The detection of another 31 kilograms of high end drug cocaine with a market value of nearly Rs.450 M concealed in a sugar...