Suspect arrested over Kaduwela court shooting

Reforms to include 25 percent females in LG

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says reforms will be brought to include 25 percent females into Local Government (LG) bodies before the next polls, Lanka Business Online reported. The Prime Minister made these comments at the 60th Anniversary celebrations of the elections department in Colombo?today. The statement comes following European election observers saying that the island had an extremely low number of female candidates participating in the general election held in August 2015. Th

30 Sep, 2015

Japan to send top prosecutor to Sri Lanka

Japan is to send a top??prosecutor to Sri Lanka as the Government looks to address human rights concerns through a domestic process. The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva was told today that?Motoo Noguchi, a former international judge of the Supreme Court Chamber at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, will be visiting Sri Lanka next month. Japan told the Council it will assist Sri Lanka as it looks to achieve true National reconciliation. (Colombo Gazette)

30 Sep, 2015

OHCHR needs USD 337,800 to implement resolution

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) headed by Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein would require USD 337,800 to implement the resolution on Sri Lanka if it is adopted by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva today, the Daily Leader newspaper reported. The Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts will inform the council today on the budget requirements should the resolution be passed. The Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts says the USD 337,800 is not part of th

01 Oct, 2015