report on adaderana.lk, Sept 15, 2023 at 4pmPresident Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed a three-member committee to investigate the allegations in the documentary aired by British television network Channel 4 on the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks in Sri Lanka. The committee, chaired by retired Supreme Court Justice S.I. Imam, consists of retired Air Force Commander A.C.M. Jayalath Weerakkody and President’s Counsel Harsha A.J. Soza PC. On September 06, Channel 4 aired a controversial documentary containing…
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By Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, Sept 13, 2023Former Ambassador to Germany, Switzerland and ex-High Commissioner in South Africa, Sarath Kongahage, yesterday (12) alleged that British television Channel 4 had tricked him into discussing political developments with the focus on the 2019 Easter Sunday carnage. Claiming that the Channel 4 programme didn’t reflect what he had said in a two-hour interview on 22 Dec., 2022, at his Madiwela residence, the one-time UNP National List MP…
report in The Sunday Times, Sept 10, 2023President Ranil Wickremesinghe will appoint a retired judge, possibly from the Supreme Court, to probe controversial revelations made by Britain’s Channel 4 television. The Sunday Times learns that it will be a prelude to the appointment of another Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) if it is found that the matter requires further investigation. Already, a Parliamentary Select Committee and a Presidential Commission of Inquiry have probed the incidents. However,…
report in The Island, Sept 8, 2023Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday ( 07) denied allegations made against him in a documentary on the Easter Sunday attacks by Britain’s Channel 4.Issuing a statement, he said that the documentary is an anti-Rajapaksa tirade and a bundle of lies Full text of Rajapaksa’s statement: “The central allegation made in the latest film on Sri Lanka broadcast by Channel 4 is that the Easter Sunday suicide bombings of…
report in Daily Times, June 17, 2023Unknown assailants opened fire at the residence of former Punjab governor Latif Khosa late on Thursday night, leaving his driver injured, a private TV channel reported. Soon after the incident was reported, Superintendent of Police (SP) Cantt Owais Shafiq reached the location and police personnel began to collect evidence. According to the initial reports, seven shots were fired at Khosa’s house using rifles and pistols. The bullets hit the…
by Md Abbas in The Daily Star, Apr 25, 2023Only three years ago, the old Buriganga channel would serve as a playground for children as it would remain withered during the dry season. Even during rainy seasons, the water flow was insufficient allowing silt and waste to accumulate on the riverbed..But over the last year, with significant changes having been made, the channel is now recognisable as a branch of the Buriganga. The Dhaka South…
Report in The News, March 27, 2023Four fruit vendors were arrested for attacking a private news channel’s team near the Jahangir Park in Saddar on Sunday. The incident took place when the news team was conducting a survey on the high rates of fruits being sold in Ramazan. Four people were injured in the attack. One of them, Daniyal, claimed that the attackers first tried to kill a woman, then they tortured them and attacked…