Stronger laws to act against inciting racial, communal hate

Government to look at alternative to foreign judges in probe

The Government says the call for international judges in the process to investigate incidents related to the war comes from the fact that the local judiciary lost credibility when the Mahinda Rajapaksa Government was in power. Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera told reporters today there is a call to ensure impartiality in the accountability process and international participation is one?way of ensuring impartiality. “But what we are saying is there are many other variations in which we can

16 Mar, 2017

Lankan woman in UAE fights claim she tried to sell baby

A Sri Lankan mother in the UAE who was convicted of trying to sell her two-month-old baby for Dh10,000 because she couldn’t afford to take care of the child, is fighting her three-year-jail sentence, Khaleej Times reported. Official court records stated that the Sri Lankan woman who had run away from her employer and had got pregnant through an illicit relationship, cooperated with three other persons, also charged in the case to sell her baby girl at Dh10,000. Prosecutors said police arrested

16 Mar, 2017

Sri Lanka’s internet speed better than even Australia

Internet speeds in Sri Lanka are better than even Australia, according to a global leader in Content Delivery Network services, Australia’s internet speed has ranked as the 51st slowest out of 108 countries around the world, lagging behind underdeveloped nations such as Kenya and Sri Lanka, the Daily Mail reported. Internet connections Down Under are considered poorer and slower than 50 other countries, with South Korea topping the list as having the fastest connectivity. Australia’s online b

16 Mar, 2017