TNA will not agree to prefabricated housing for IDPs

Mangala slams “apartheid” act of banning Muslim traders in Wennappuwa

Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera has slammed an apartheid-style decision taken by local authorities to ban Muslim traders in Wennappuwa. It was reported that the Wennappuwa Pradeshiya Sabha has temporarily banned Muslim traders from trading at the Dankotuwa sathi pola (market). “Apartheid in Wennappuwa; Muslim traders banned in weekly market by @PresRajapaksa controlled local council,” Samaraweera tweeted in response to the move. In a letter addressed to residents in Dankotuwa and other r

25 Jun, 2019

Sri Lanka assures UNHRC after Bachelet raised concerns

The Sri Lanka delegation to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) briefed the Council today on progress made in Sri Lanka in addressing human rights concerns, national security imperatives, and reconciliation priorities. Sri Lanka?s intervention under Agenda Item 2 of the Council, followed the Oral Update provided by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Madam Michelle Bachelet at the opening of the 41st?Session of the Human Rights Council on 24 June 2019, where a reference was made to Sri La

25 Jun, 2019

Another soldier succumbs to injuries

Another soldier has succumbed to his injuries following an accident in Kilinochchi yesterday, taking the death toll to six. Five soldiers were initially killed when a train crashed into a military truck in Kilinochchi yesterday. Two others were injured and admitted to hospital of which one of them succumbed to his injuries last night. The truck had attempted to cross the railway line when the train had crashed into it. The Yal Devi train was on its way to Jaffna from Colombo when the acciden

26 Jun, 2019