Disabled soldiers protest in Colombo demanding solutions

Petition filed against attempt to arrest Jerome Fernando withdrawn

A petition filed by Pastor Jerome Fernando seeking an order to prevent his arrest has been withdrawn. Pastor Jerome Fernando had filed a Fundamental Rights (FR) petition before the Supreme Court seeking an order preventing his arrest by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID). Accordingly, the Supreme Court had decided to hear the petition on 28 July. However, lawyers appearing for Pastor Jerome Fernando withdrew the petition today. The self-proclaimed prophet had named the Inspector-Ge

21 Jun, 2023

Nathasha Edirisooriya remanded further, Bruno granted bail

Stand-up comedian Nathasha Edirisooriya was ordered to be remanded further until 5th July while ?SL VLOG? owner Bruno Divakara was released on bail. Edirisooriya and Divakara were produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate?s Court today. Stand-up comedian Nathasha Edirisooriya was arrested in May for allegedly making comments disrespectful to Buddhism. The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) had received a complaint against Nathasha Edirisooriya, accusing her of insulting Buddhism, and

21 Jun, 2023

Flight delays by SriLankan costing migrant workers their jobs

Flight delays by SriLankan Airlines is costing migrant workers their jobs in Korea, Labour Minister Manusha Nanayakkara said. The Minister told Parliament that officials in Korea have given specific times when Sri Lankan migrant workers can be accepted at the airport. He said that if there is a long delay then the migrant workers will not be accepted and they lose their jobs. Nanayakkara said that one such group could not travel to Korea yesterday owing to a flight delay by Sri Lankan Airline

21 Jun, 2023