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Sri Lanka govt condemns attack on journalist as opposition cries foul

“It is the stink of a festering group of society that is emanating from this attack,” the minister said.

February 15, 2022 3 min read

Sri Lanka journalist's residence attacked; says too early to pinpoint possible culprit

“It’s still early. We have made videos on various issues. It’s hard to say at this point who might be behind it."

February 14, 2022 3 min read

Sri Lanka agrees to further changes to terror law to save GSP plus ahead of UNHRC

Sri Lanka took note of the EU views to take further steps to make PTA fully compliant with international law

February 12, 2022 4 min read

Sri Lanka foreign ministry criticised over statement against activist

Sri Lanka Foreign Ministry comes under criticism ahead of UNHRC session

February 7, 2022 4 min read
Sri Lanka's police, health workers mostly violate rights of LGBTQ community - report

police have been the perpetrators in 96 rights violation cases, while 64 cases are involved with health workers

Sri Lanka's TRC draft has nothing to solve Tamils' concerns - Sumanthiran

"There is nothing about accountability or amnesty"

Sri Lanka needs to rethink how it should train and manage migrant workers – Foreign Secretary

The COVID 19 induced crisis in migrant labour should prompt a re-think in how Sri Lanka should train and manage its over...

July 1, 2020 3 min read

Bar Association deafeningly silent on lawyer intimidation: Ruki Fernando

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has been deafeningly silent on the alleged intimidation and harassment faced by ...

July 1, 2020 8 min read

GMOA calls for increased testing to confirm that there is no community transmission of COVID 19

The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) is calling on the government to increase random testing for COVID 19 ...

June 30, 2020 1 min read

Watchdogs call for a clean poll but expect the Media to fight dirty like last year

The Presidential Election of 2019 was the poll where Social Media played a major role and widespread unethical conduct w...

Arjuna Ranawana
June 29, 2020 5 min read

Moragoda wants the 13th Amendment repealed to abolish “dysfunctional, expensive” Provincial Coun...

Former Cabinet Minister Milinda Moragoda, is calling for the abolishing of the Provincial Councils which he says are �...

June 29, 2020 2 min read

US State Department debunks two findings reported by Presidential Committee on MCC

The United States State Department has quickly contradicted key findings announced by the Presidential Committee which e...

June 26, 2020 3 min read

Re-opening date for tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka not yet confirmed – Admiral Jayanath Colombage

A senior official in the Presidential Secretariat, Admiral Jayanath Colombage (Rtd.) says the date to reopen the Katunay...

Imesh Ranasinghe
June 26, 2020 3 min read

Controversial Millennium Challenge deal to be made public – Presidential Secretariat

The former government signed two agreements connected to the Millennium Challenge Compact (MCC) and was granted USD10 mi...

June 26, 2020 3 min read

Outsourced content moderation on Facebook, etc, may have led to offline violence in Sri Lanka - NYU ...

The largely outsourced content moderation efforts by social media giants such as Facebook coupled with a distinct lack o...

Himal Kotelawala
June 25, 2020 6 min read

Up to a hundred can now gather at Temples, Churches and Mosques as the rules are further relaxed

With the government increasingly confident that there is no community spread of the COVD 19 virus, the Health Authoritie...

June 25, 2020 2 min read
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Only a small number of migrant workers want to return to Sri Lanka – Cabinet Spokesman

Co-Cabinet Spokesman Bandula Gunawardena said 9,580 Sri Lankans from 38 countries who wanted to return has been brought ...

June 25, 2020 2 min read

Deported COVID 19 positive Indian passenger hospitalised at IDH

A Bombayite is a guest of the Sri Lankan government, not in the sense of an incarcerated person or an invited personage....

June 19, 2020 2 min read

Crackdown in Prisons begins as raids are conducted for illegal phones in jails

The Prisons Department is carrying out the directive of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to eliminate corruption and prevent...

June 17, 2020 2 min read

Magistrate orders probe as to whether journalist's computer had been tampered with

Colombo’s Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne yesterday June 16 ordered the Government Analyst to examine a laptop belong...

June 17, 2020 2 min read

Arrest warrants issued against directors of ETI Finance Ltd.

A Colombo Magistrate has issued warrants for the arrest of the Directors of Edirisinghe Trust Investments Finance Ltd., ...

June 16, 2020 2 min read

Philippine journalist Maria Ressa has been found guilty of libel

High-profile Philippine journalist Maria Ressa has been found guilty of libel in the Philippines' in a case seen as a te...

June 16, 2020 2 min read

Continued harassment of Muslims could prove detrimental to Sri Lanka: Amnesty International

Continued harassment of Sri Lanka’s Muslim minority could prove detrimental to the country, global human rights watch-...

June 16, 2020 3 min read

“Cured” COVID patient relapses and is admitted to the IDH

A Kuwait returnee who was declared COVID 19 positive and treated and released from hospital is showing signs of the dise...

June 16, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka COVID positive number closes in on the two thousand mark as repatriation flights continue

Sri Lanka’s total number of people diagnosed with COVID 19 nudged closer to the two-thousand mark last night as more r...

June 16, 2020 3 min read

Former President cancels gift distribution event in Polonnaruwa after Election officials object

Elections Commission officials are praising former President Maithripala Sirisena for calling off an event he was the ch...

June 15, 2020 2 min read