Upul Jayasuriya new BASL president

Lawyer arrested for protesting against garbage dump

A lawyer and another person have been arrested for protesting against a garbage dump in Kolonnawa, the police media unit said. The police said that lawyer Nuwan Bopage and another individual who had organised the protest recently were arrested as they had violated a court order issued against the protest. (Colombo Gazette)

11 Jan, 2016

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights here early next month

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Al Hussein will be in Sri Lanka early next month, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce said in a statement today. The outgoing UN?Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Subinay Nandy had confirmed this today during a meeting with the?Minister of Industry and Commerce of Sri Lanka Rishad Bathiudeen. During the visit?Zeid Al Hussein will discuss several issues including the issue of Internally Displaced Persons still in camps, Nandy had told the Ministe

11 Jan, 2016

Mano hopes Indian Constitution will be considered by Lanka

The Minister of National Co-existence, Dialogue and Official Languages Mano Ganesan says he hopes?provisions of the Indian Constitution are taken as guiding principles to be included in the new Constitution of Sri Lanka. He said this while speaking at an event organised by the?High Commission of India in Sri Lanka to celebrate Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) 2016. About 50 prominent members of the Pravasi Bhartiya community in Sri Lanka were invited to attend the event. Mano Ganesan, was the Chie

11 Jan, 2016