Names of members elected to LG bodies gazetted

Sri Lanka calls on UN to always remain impartial

Sri Lanka has called on the United Nations, as the largest global body that is committed to ensure the rights of every human being, to always remain impartial whilst fully respecting the principle of sovereign equality in its interactions with member states. In a written Statement to the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on ” Peace Operations and Human Rights”, Sri Lanka noted that credibility of institutions that promote the adherence to and protection of human rights can be signific

09 Jul, 2020

Six suspects arrested over Jaffna sword attack

Six suspects were arrested today in connection to a sword attack reported opposite the Jaffna Kachcheri last morning. A group that had arrived on motorcycles had attacked another person travelling on a motorcycle with a sword. The Police had monitored CCTV footage from the area and had identified the number plate of the motorcycle belonging to the attackers, while a 3 hour statement had also been recorded from the victim. The investigations had led to the arrest of 4 suspects from the Mallaka

09 Jul, 2020

Sri Lanka to sign prisoner exchange deal with Afghanistan

Sri Lanka is to sign a prisoner exchange agreement with Afghanistan, the Government said today. The Transfer of Offenders Act No. 5 of 1995 provides that, a citizen of foreign country who is convicted and sentenced to imprisonment in Sri Lanka can be transferred to his country subject to the same punishment there and a Sri Lankan who commits such a punishment in a foreign country can be transferred subject to same punishment in Sri Lanka. ln order to comply with these provisions, Sri Lanka mus

09 Jul, 2020