Police fire tear gas to disperse protest

Open warrant issued for the arrest of Udayanga Weeratunga

The Colombo Fort Magistrate today issued an open warrant to arrest?the former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia?Udayanga Weeratunga through Interpol. Weeratunga has been evading a warrant of arrest issued on 20 October 2016 by a Colombo Magistrate, in relation to investigations pertaining to alleged embezzlement of public funds to the tune of 7.833 million US dollars with regard to procurement of MiG aircraft and money laundering. On the basis of a Blue Notice obtained by Interpol Sri Lanka on W

16 Mar, 2018

Names of members elected to LG bodies gazetted

The names of the members elected to the Local Government (LG) bodies following the the recent LG elections, have been gazetted. The Government Printer said that the gazette has been printed and published. (Colombo Gazette)

16 Mar, 2018

HRCSL tells TRC to ensure freedom of expression is protected

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has told the?Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC) to ensure?freedom of expression is protected in future. In a letter to?Austin Fernando, Secretary to the President and?Chairman of the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC), the?Chairperson of the?HRCSL?Dr. Deepika Udagama said that?HRCSL had received several complaints from the public regarding the restrictions on social media even after the violence in the Kandy District had bee

15 Mar, 2018