by Nirmala Kannangara.
The Habeas Corpus and ‘B’ report cases filed in Court of Appeal and Homagama Magistrate’s Court respectively in the disappearance of Lanka...
(Missing Person Commission recording complaints in Jaffna)
The Presidential Commission Investigating Cases of Missing Persons in Sri Lanka began its public sittings to hear cases...
by Nirmala Kannangara.
President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s exposé during the second reading of the budget in parliament early this month as...
Establishing an effective media commission and an Independent Broadcasting Commission is crucial to uphold media principles particularly in the private media sector, said Prime...
India has urged the Northern Province Chief Minister C. V. Wigneswaran to resolve the intra-party conflicts to facilitate the Government’s constitutional changes for the...
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday suggested a compensation scheme for families of journalists and other media persons killed while on duty.
Mr. Wickremesinghe speaking during...
While activists are adamant that not only such compulsory testing but also picking out categories such as university students and schoolchildren is unacceptable, claiming...
By D.B.S.Jeyaraj.
“For Brutus, as you know, was Caesar’s angel.Judge, O you gods, how dearly Caesar lov’d him!This was the most unkindest cut of all;For...
(Subinary Nandy )
A lawsuit filed by well-known novelist Dr. Gunadasa Amarasekara seeking an order requiring UNO or UN Resident Coordinator Subinary Nandy to admit...
Twenty five percent of all the elected representatives of the local government institutions would be comprised of women, under whatever system the polls is...
Geneva event unveils effort to reinforce existing international obligations, mechanisms.
Participants at a press conference at Le Club Suisse de la Presse (CSP) in Geneva...
By Basil Fernando.
Leading human rights activist Basil Fernando faults the government for not pushing the good governance agenda enough:
The former Executive Director of the...
Tamil Guardian.
Families of the disappeared demonstrated in Mannar on Thursday, marking Human Rights Day.
Calling for their loved ones who are missing or forcibly disappeared...
Investigations into the assassination of high profile editor Lasantha Wickrematunga has taken a new turn with the authorities focusing on top police officers who...
Basil Rajapaksa, the former Minister of Economic Development and powerful brother of ex President Mahinda Rajapaksa was indicted on 9th multiple criminal charges ranging...
The Colombo Magistrate’s Court today instructed the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) to launch an inquiry regarding the medical team, including former Chief Judicial...
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday reiterated his government’s position that it would not sign the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with...
( Samantha Power speaking to press in Colombo)
As Washington continues to embrace Sri Lanka’s new government, it’s important to remember that America’s next president...
When former Rugby player Wasim Thajudeen’s body was exhumed in August this year, just seven days before a crucial Parliamentary election, some sections of...
(Thousands of houses were destroyed in the war)
The European Union will invest 14 million Euros to build houses and improve infrastructure in 9 divisions...
(PTI) COLOMBO: In a landmark decision, Sri Lankan police have been ordered to pay compensation for assaulting a group of students at a demonstration...
Sri Lankan diplomat Sepala Ratnayake's name has been mentioned in connection with the investigation into the death of former Rugby player Wasim Thajudeen, top...
In a major ironical twist unfolding before our eyes, former President Chandrika Kumaratunga has seen fit to wax eloquent on the importance of judicial...
A ‘slip of the tongue’ and a celluloid crusader’s unfortunate downfall
Confusion has been worse confounded in the public mind following the conviction this week...
The Prisons Department has called for applications to recruit 200 male Prison Guards from those who have retired from the defence services after completing...
GENEVA, (15 January 2021) - The Human Rights Council today elected Ambassador Nazhat Shameem Khan, Permanent Representative of Fiji to the United Nations Office...
