Postal services crippled following two day postal strike

UNP Working Committee endorses suspension of 99 members

By Easwaran Rutnam The Working Committee of the United National Party (UNP) has endorsed the suspension of 99 of members. The decision was reached when the Working Committee convened at the UNP Headquarters with UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe at Sirikotha today. The UNP had decided to suspend the party membership of members who had sought nominations from other political parties, including the Samagi Jana Balawegaya. UNP General-Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam had sent letters to the rebe

29 May, 2020

FRs against death penalty listed for support on 14 October

The Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions challenging the imposing of the death penalty has been listed for support on 14 October, 2020. The matter was taken up before the Supreme Court today and a stay order on carrying out executions was subsequently extended. The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) and a number of others had challenged attempts by former President Maithripala Sirisena to implement the death penalty. The Supreme Court granted Interim Relief as prayed for on 5 July 2019, direct

29 May, 2020

More Navy officers and returnees contract virus

More Navy personnel and foreign returnees were among the 61 patients who were detected with COVID-19 in Sri Lanka yesterday. The Ministry of Health said among the patients 35 were foreign returnees and 26 were Navy personnel. The latest detection raises the number of coronavirus patients in Sri Lanka to 1530, with 775 active cases. The Ministry said 68 individuals are under observation in various hospitals on suspicion of having contracted the virus. Meanwhile, 745 patients have completely r

29 May, 2020