Bloemendhal garbage dump fire extinguished

Sri Lankan wanted for child sex abuse detained in Philippines

A Sri Lankan wanted for sexually abusing mostly young children has been arrested by the Police in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija in the Philippines,?interaksyon reported. Senior Superintendent Edwin Quilates, chief of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Central Luzon, said Kokila Ekanayake Kumara was arrested at the Old Capitol Compound in Barangay San Roque. The arresting team was armed with a warrant for Kumara?s arrest on charges of violating Republic Act 9262, or the Anti-Violence A

09 Mar, 2017

Government wants to first ascertain who are missing

The Government says it wants to first ascertain who are missing and the Missing Persons Office will help in this process. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe informed Parliament that?the Government needs to see if some of those reported missing have gone overseas illegally. He said that even recently there were reports of several people attempting to travel overseas illegally by boat, some for economic reasons. The Prime Minister said that once the Missing Persons Office is established a clea

08 Mar, 2017

GTF wants UN rights body to closely monitor Sri Lanka

The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) today welcomed the report on Sri Lanka by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights backed the observation that ?stronger, tangible results needed to be forthcoming without further delay to prevent any further dissipation of hard-earned trust.? While acknowledging the Sri Lankan Government?s constructive engagement with United Nations? human rights mechanisms; visible progress on constitutional reform process; positive developments on the broader human rights agenda

10 Mar, 2017