Fishermen to protest arrest by Sri Lankan navy

Udayanga Weeratunga expected to return to Sri Lanka soon

Sri Lanka?s former Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga is expected to return to Sri Lanka soon. An organisation backed by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is to file a motion in court tomorrow seeking an order against arresting?Weeratunga on his return. Nalin Nissanka, who is part of the organisation said that lawyers who are part of the organisation will appear on behalf of?Weeratunga in court. An Interpol warrant had been issued for Weeratunga?s arrest over ongoing investigations int

25 Jun, 2018

NCPA accused of pushing children back into the hands of abusers

Local civil society have condemn the actions of the Probation Department and the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) accusing them of attempting to send children back to Darun Nusra, a children?s home where sexual abuses of children have taken place. Civil society also condemned state institutions for their inaction in finding suitable Government schools for the affected children to continue their education. A statement signed by civil society organisations and individuals noted that in

25 Jun, 2018

Germany calls Hitler comment by Lankan monk “plain stupid”

Germany has called the recent comment made by a Buddhist monk linking former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and?notorious dictator?Adolf Hitler as?”plain stupid” and?irresponsible. The German Ambassador to Sri Lanka?Jorn Rohde?said that he?fully agrees with President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s condemnation of the “outrageous remarks” made by the Venerable Venduruwe Upali Thera about the need for a Hitler in Sri Lanka. “The remarks only demonstrate that

25 Jun, 2018