Individual murdered by four member gang in Colombo

Final decision on Rs. 1000 for estate workers by 25 June

A final decision on a request to increase the basic salary of estate workers to Rs. 1000 a day, will be reached on 25 June, the Prime Minister’s Office said today. A discussion was held yesterday (17.06.2020) with the Estate Owners? Organization with regard to the basic salary that is received by the estate workers and the issues that are currently faced by them. A request was made by the Secretary of the Ceylon Workers Congress Jeewan Thondaman and Deputy Chairman of the Congress Senthil Thon

18 Jun, 2020

CPJ raises concerns after CID seized laptop of journalist

Sri Lankan authorities should immediately return journalist Dharisha Bastians? computer and allow her to report without fear of official harassment, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. On June 9, officials from the Criminal Investigation Department raided Bastians? home in Colombo, the capital, and seized her laptop in connection to an investigation over the alleged abduction of a Swiss embassy staffer in the city in November, she wrote in?a statement?shared on Twitter. Bastians,

18 Jun, 2020

EU envoys in Sri Lanka hold talks with President

European Union Ambassadors in Sri Lanka met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for talks today. The discussion centered on rebuilding the economy following the COVID-19 crisis, the President’s Office said. “The country was able to quickly deploy the public health system to address the health threat caused by the pandemic. Public Health Inspectors with the support of the Police and Security Forces were able to engage in contact tracing accurately. It was not only those who were infected but also the

18 Jun, 2020