Coast guard arrests 6 Indian fishermen

Parliamentary election triggers travel advice

Travel advisories have been issued for Sri Lanka as a result of the August 17 Parliament elections and fears of violence taking place ahead of and on election day. The Australian Government has urged its citizens to exercise a high degree of caution in its travel advisory while a few other countries are also scheduled to release travel advisories closure to election day. ?Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka on 17 August 2015. We advise you to exercise a high degree of

03 Aug, 2015

Sri Lankan Tamil man arrested by Indian police

The Q Branch police in India arrested a Sri Lankan Tamil, who attempted to clandestinely leave for Sri Lanka by taking an illegal boat ride from Mandapam, The Hindu newspaper reported. Acting on a tip-off, a Q Branch police team, headed by Inspector of Police R. Kennedy, detained the Sri Lankan Tamil, identified as P. Abdul Haq (27), when he tried to flee to Talaimannar by engaging a boat from Mandapam. He was handed over to the local police who arrested him under Sections 14(a) and (c) of the

03 Aug, 2015

Government to study report on rights violations

The Government is to examine the report made public by the International Truth and Justice Project and will receive due consideration to it in keeping with the Government’s commitment to uphold and strengthen the rule of law and good governance as well as uphold human rights. Mahishini Colonne, Spokesperson at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the Daily Leader, the Government is committed to study ways and means to expand the scope of human rights in line with internationally accepted standa

03 Aug, 2015