Parliament Select committee on Uma-Oya project

Japanese Foreign Minister on two-day visit to Sri Lanka

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa is to undertake a two-day visit to Sri Lanka on 04 and 05 May 2024, the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry announced, Monday. During this visit, the Japanese Foreign Minister is scheduled to?pay courtesy calls on President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena. The Japanese Foreign Minister and her delegation will have official discussions with Foreign Minister Ali Sabry during the visit. The Foreign Minister will be accompanied by senior

29 Apr, 2024

Labour Court rules against BBC for terminating Sri Lankan correspondent’s contract

By Easwaran Rutnam The Sri Lanka labour court ruled against the BBC for prematurely terminating the contract of top journalist Azzam Ameen.? Issuing a judgement, the Labour Court ruled that ending the contract of BBC Sri Lanka correspondent Azzam Ameen was unreasonable and unjustifiable. Accordingly, the judge ordered the BBC to pay compensation to the journalist. The judge delivered an oral ruling on Friday and is to deliver the full order next week. Ameen’s lawyers argued that terminating

27 Apr, 2024

Indian Coast Guard seizes narcotics en-route to Sri Lanka from Pakistan

The Indian Coast Guard seized a boat en-route to Sri Lanka from Pakistan with narcotics and arrested its 14 crew members. According to the ANI news service, in a well-coordinated sea operation, the Indian Coast Guard carried out an intelligence-based anti-narcotics operation and seized narcotics worth Rs 600 crore from the Pakistani boat named ‘Al-Raza’ and apprehended 14 crew members who belonged to Balochistan. The Pakistani boat along with its 14 crew members have been apprehended and is be

28 Apr, 2024