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Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa demands urgent
remedial action to restore public confidence in the police. "Now that
the war against the LTTE is over, their priorities should change without
further delay to meet people’s aspirations," he said.Addressing a gathering at the Katana Police Academy
yesterday, the war veteran emphasised that it was the duty of the IGP
and the police top brass to revitalise the department.In his first public criticism of the police department,
Defence Secretary Rajapaksa said that the police had been accused of
failing to investigate complaints or delaying...


Brian Tissera passes away
Business Editor of ‘The Island’ Brian Tissera
passed away last morning. He was 62. Before joining The Island in 2003, Brian had
worked with the ‘Weekend Express’ and the ‘Daily Mirror’.






Dissatisfaction over ministerial appointments
The president closely followed the re-poll..