Female soldier injured during parachute training

Draft Bill on prevention of offences relating to sports passed

The draft Bill on the prevention of offences relating to sports was passed by Parliament today. The Bill was taken for debate during a special session convened today by Speaker Karu Jayasuriya. The Speaker said that the special session was convened on a request made by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

11 Nov, 2019

Rights group says new President will face enormous challenges

The winner of Sri Lanka?s presidential election on November 16, 2019 will face enormous challenges to deliver justice for past crimes and prevent future abuses, Human Rights Watch said today. Since Sri Lanka?s civil war ended in 2009, there has been progress on the right to free expression, but no accountability for war crimes and other abuses committed by both sides. Sri Lanka?s next President needs to make real progress on the 25 human rights commitments, including accountability for war cri

11 Nov, 2019

Lawyers suspect Gotabaya is still a US citizen

A group of lawyers today raised suspicions that former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa could still be a US citizen and that documents made public to say he is not could be forged or fake. President’s Counsel Upul Jayasuriya told reporters today that information made public so far are not concrete to confirm that Rajapaksa is no more a US citizen. He said that there is suspicion the documents made public with the signatures of a US official is forged. Jayasuriya also said that the US pass

11 Nov, 2019