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SIS officer arrested soon after allegation made in court

Easter Sunday probe: Ranjan Senaratne Bandara, Officer-in-Charge of the ‘Q’ Division of the State Intelligence Service (SIS), has been arrested in connection with the ongoing investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks. Additional Solicitor General Dileepa Peiris, on Tuesday (15), sought a travel ban from the Fort Magistrate Court on the officer who had been […]

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A journalist who wrote across the divide

by Jehan Perera There are some journalists whose work we read and then move on. And there are others whose writing makes us stop, think and look at the country differently. D. B. S.

  • D. B. S. Jeyaraj was a renowned journalist covering Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict.
  • He maintained journalistic connections in Sri Lanka while living in Canada.
  • Jeyaraj's work emphasized truth and fairness despite threats and pressure.

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