Swire holds talks with Lanka’s acting envoy to UK

Over 359 African elephant tusks destroyed at Galle Face

Sri Lanka Customs today began?destroying more than 359 African elephant tusks (Blood Ivory) in their custody?at Galle Face Green. The ivory was crushed using a modified crusher and then it is to be transported to the Puttalam cement factory to be burned. The entire process is taking?place with Special Task Force (STF) and the army providing tight security. According to the Customs Department the symbolic act of destroying more than Rs. 387 million worth of ivory seeks to dispel any hopes by po

26 Jan, 2016

US envoy to Geneva insists Lanka needs foreign judges

The US Ambassador to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Keith Harper, says Sri Lanka must have?foreign judges in the accountability process on the war. Harper, who was involved in talks with the Sri Lankan Government when the resolution on Sri Lanka was drafted before it was submitted and eventually adopted by the UN Human Rights Council last October, said that the?accountability process can be credible only if?foreign judges are involved. “For #SriLanka – credibility of any accountability

26 Jan, 2016

Yoshitha was sent to UK, Ukraine for training on state expense

Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, was sent to the UK and Ukraine for training on state expense after he joined the navy, Parliament was informed today. Responding to a question raised in Parliament by the JVP, Media Minister Gayantha Karunatillake said that?Rajapaksa was recruited to the navy when the former Government was in power, reportedly in an attempt to encourage youth to join the navy. Karunatillake said that it was understood that youth were reluctant

26 Jan, 2016