Sri Lanka records over 630,000 tourist arrivals in 2024

Nirupama among those mentioned in Pandora papers

By Easwaran Rutnam (@easwaranrutnam) Pandora papers, considered the biggest trove of leaked offshore data in history, has mentioned former Deputy Minister Nirupama Rajapaksa and her husband, accusing them of setting up shell companies and trusts in secrecy jurisdictions. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) in Washington alleged that Nirupama Rajapaksa and her husband Thirukumar Nadesan used the companies and trusts in secrecy jurisdictions to obtain lucrative consu

03 Oct, 2021

UN Secretary General documents allegations of reprisals in Sri Lanka?

By Easwaran Rutnam? UN Secretary General Ant?nio Guterres has documented allegations of reprisals and intimidation against some 240 individual members of civil society, activists and journalists in 45 countries, including Sri Lanka, for cooperating with the UN.??? A report documenting the incidents was presented to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva by UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ilze Brands Kehris, yesterday. On Sri Lanka, the report noted that the High Commissioner f

30 Sep, 2021

Covid death toll in Sri Lanka crosses the 13,000 mark

The coronavirus death toll in Sri Lanka crossed the 13,000 mark today. The Ministry of Health said that another 55 deaths linked to the virus were confirmed today. The latest victims include 38 males and 17 females. Accordingly, the death toll from the pandemic increased to 13,019 today. (Colombo Gazette)

02 Oct, 2021