Anuruddha Polgampola’s appointed as STC Chairman suspended

Leftist parties to form alliance with new political party

Some leftist political parties are to form?an alliance with the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, the new political party chaired by?Professor G.L Peiris. Lanka Sama Samaja Party leader Tissa Vitharana said that his party will join the?new political party at the next election. He said the expectation is that former President Mahinda Rajapaksa will lead the new party. Our?Sri Lanka Freedom Front? led by Wimal Geeganage was recently renamed as the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna. Professor G.L Peiris w

15 Nov, 2016

UN committee told ‘white van’ abductions continue

A UN committee has been told that ‘white van’ abductions continued in Sri Lanka even after the new Government took office last year. Felice Gaer, Vice-Chairperson of the Committee Against Torture said that Non-Governmental organisations had reported to the committee that alleged white van abductions had taken place last year. She also noted that information communicated to the committee states that between 2012 to 2016 October, there have been over 100 complaints filed against the police on al

15 Nov, 2016

EU and the UN launch project to support trade in Sri Lanka

The European Union today launched a EUR 8 million project that will help Sri Lanka increase its trade competitiveness in regional and European markets. The project will be implemented over a period of four years by the International Trade Centre (ITC) and United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) in collaboration with the Sri Lankan Department of Commerce. Speaking at the launch of the project, Ambassador Tung-Lai Margue said: “Trade is a key factor in stimulating economic dev

15 Nov, 2016