Former Batticaloa Mayor arrested for operating a brothel

Collaborative action to address gender-based violence

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs together with the High Commission of Canada to Sri Lanka, inaugurated a two-day workshop, on multi-sectoral services responding to women and girls subject to violence, today. A wide cross section of agencies, including Government ministries and departments, frontline service providers, UN agencies, Civil Society Organizations and Non-Governmental Organizations participated in the workshop focused on the coord

05 Jul, 2018

Chinese invite select media in Colombo for meet after NYT report

The?Chinese Embassy in Colombo has invited select journalists for an urgent meeting tomorrow (Thursday) following the New York Times report which accused China of funding former President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the 2015 Presidential elections. Sources said that only a few journalists based in Colombo from the local media and Chinese media have been invited for the meeting. When contacted by Colombo Gazette, officials at the Chinese Embassy in Colombo said that there was limited seating made avai

04 Jul, 2018

Ten suspects arrested over killing of leopard granted bail

Ten suspects arrested over the killing of a leopard in Kilinochchi were today granted bail. The suspects had been in?remand till today but were granted bail by the Kilinochchi Magistrate?s Court. Villagers in Kilinochchi had recently captured and killed a leopard after it attacked 10 people in the area. The villagers hunted down the animal after accusing wildlife officers of failing to do their duty. Wildlife officers had arrived at Ambalkulam in Kilinochchi to capture the animal but they ha

05 Jul, 2018