President tells Parliament no compromise on National security

International Bar Association urges Sri Lanka to abide by due process in the case of Heejaz

In an open letter to Sri Lanka?s Minister of Justice, the International Bar Association?s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has called upon the country?s government to abide by due process and uphold the rule of law in the case of Sri Lankan lawyer Hejaaz Hizbullah.?? Former state counsel and prominent lawyer Hizbullah was arbitrarily detained on 14 April 2020 for alleged involvement in the 2019 Easter Sunday terrorist attack. He was one of six individuals arrested under Sri Lanka?s Prevention of

13 May, 2020

Wine stores to operate under strict guidelines

Taverns and bars are to re-open in areas where the curfew is not in effect. The Excise Department said owners of retail liquor licences have been permitted to operate under strict guidelines.? Permission has also been granted to wholesale liquor licence owners to operate during non- curfew hours. Meanwhile, in the Colombo and Gampaha districts where the curfew is in force, supermarkets with licences to sell alcohol have been permitted to operate. The Excise Department added that however, bar

13 May, 2020

More Navy personnel infected

Seventeen more Navy personnel infected with COVID-19 were detected in Sri Lanka yesterday. Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva said the latest detections were among the 20 COVID-19 cases reported yesterday. Two among the patients were identified as relatives of Navy officers, while the remaining one person was a returnee from Dubai, he said. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reported in Sri Lanka stands at 889 as of this morning, with 514 identified as active c

13 May, 2020