CEB announces but later withdraws power-cut schedule

Australian coalition to disclose details to Sri Lanka

The Australian opposition coalition says it would greatly enhance the intelligence-sharing arrangements with Sri Lanka if it comes to power, providing Colombo with more information on the backgrounds of arriving asylum-seekers, The Australian newspaper reported. According to the newspaper report the coalition promise came as veteran nurse Marianne Evers — who worked in the Nauru regional processing centre for three weeks last year — likened the site to a concentration camp and claimed gang rapes

05 Feb, 2013

UK concerned about torture in Sri Lanka

The British government is concerned about reports of torture taking place in Sri Lanka and supports action by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), a British official said today. British Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt, in a chat on twitter on Sri Lanka, said that there are also concerns of intimidation taking place in the country. Burt, who was in Sri Lanka last week, visited the north and met with officials and civilians in the area and then held talks in Colombo. ?The war ended in 2009 b

05 Feb, 2013

Police warn of fake SMS lottery

The police have urged the public to be cautious of?attempts?by some groups who dupe?people?by sending them an SMS on the mobile phone claiming they have won a lottery. A statement by the police said that people are often told to deposit money to an account number as a registration fee or transport fee to obtain the winning lottery. The police also said that a fake lottery number is provided to the “winner” but eventually it comes to light that there was no such lottery. In some cases, the police

06 Feb, 2013