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HRW says Sri Lanka failed to meet obligations linked to GSP+ scheme

Sri Lanka has fallen well short of its obligations linked to the EU?s Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), Human Rights Watch (HRW) said. Sri Lanka?s economy has contracted every year since 2019, but exports to the European Union have increased, providing vital income in desperate economic times. This has largely been due to the EU?s Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), which grants Sri Lanka tariff-free access to the EU market so long as it complies with core human rights

24 Nov, 2023

Australian Police accused of being unreasonable in Danushka Gunathilaka case

Police who prosecuted a Sri Lankan cricket star later cleared of sexually assaulting a woman at her Sydney home acted ?unreasonably?, an Australian court has been told. Danushka Gunathilaka, 32, was finally allowed to leave Australia after about 10 months on bail after he was acquitted following a judge-alone trial in September. Police had alleged Mr Gunathilaka had removed a condom without consent, also known as ?stealthing?, during a sexual encounter with a woman he met on Tinder. Judge Sar

24 Nov, 2023

Harin appointed as the new Sports Minister

Tourism Minister Harin Fernando was appointed as the new Sports Minister. Fernando was also sworn in as the Minister of Youth Affairs. He replaced sacked Minister Roshan Ranasinghe. Meanwhile, Pavithra Wanniarachchi was sworn in as the Minister of Irrigation. (Colombo Gazette)

27 Nov, 2023