Supreme Court observes RTI bill needs some amendments

Sri Lanka insists no move by US to establish base in Trinco

The Government today insisted that the US has not sought to establish a military base in Trincomalee. The opposition raised concerns in Parliament over alleged moves by the US to establish a military base in Sri Lanka. Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) leader?Douglas Devananda told Parliament today that it was reported the base was going to be established in Trincomalee. However Leader of the House Lakshman Kiriella insisted that there was no such move and that the US Embassy in Colombo

25 Jan, 2019

FAO extends support to Sri Lanka’s war on fall armyworm

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has extended assistance to Sri Lanka to contain the spread of the Fall Armyworm (FAW). The fall armyworm or Spodoptera frugiperda has been reported in all major maize growing areas in Sri Lanka and is also affecting sugarcane cultivation. There is a growing concern that it may affect other crops, including rice. Native to the Americas, FAW was first detected in Central and Western Africa in early 2016 and quickly spread across v

24 Jan, 2019

Amnesty writes to PM on Prageeth’s disappearance

Amnesty International has written to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe over the disappearance of journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda. Today marks nine years since?Prageeth Eknaligoda was reported missing. Amnesty?noted with disappointment that very little information has been made available to investigators from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in the last four years. The court case is currently proceeding, but in the absence of full disclosure by the military on details of the invest

24 Jan, 2019