The northern people have so far been returned 2,221acres of the land acquired by the military during the war, says Army commander Lt. Gen. Krishantha de Silva.

Even before the ‘Joint Opposition’ protest march from Kandy ended in Colombo, their actions appear to resonate in the higher echelons of the Government. At the weekly ministerial meeting last Tuesday, President Maithripala Sirisena reiterated that tough action would be taken against members of the Rajapaksa family for their alleged wrongdoings. The delays, he said, had been misconstrued. It was only for reasons of good governance since investigations had to be carried out according to proper procedures. That was by no means a weakness, he said.

Important files related to the investigations on the ‘white van’ abductions have been stolen from the Trincomalee navy camp. The files were connected to Lieutenant Commodore K. C. Welagedara, a key witness on the ‘white van’ abductions said to have been committed when Mahinda Rajapaksa was President.

Pharmaceutical exports from Sri Lanka in the future are expected to surpass earnings of tea export revenue, reports sundaytimes.lk.  This was revealed at a media briefing convened in connection with the launching of a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing project at the the Koggala Export Processing Zone.