Malik and Kabir appear before the Presidential Commission

Sri Lankan housemaids being traded illegally in Oman

Housemaids from Sri Lanka and other countries are being traded illegally by expatriate agents in an Omani town for less than OMR1,500. Agents in Sohar speak openly of skipping official government and embassy procedures to provide expatriate women to work as housemaids in Oman, the Times of Oman reported. Housemaids from Sri Lanka, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Philippines and African countries can be hired from Sohar easily either on a two-year contract or over a shorter period – without embassies

26 Oct, 2016

Sri Lanka dedicated to guarantee equal rights, justice

The Government is?dedicated to guarantee equal rights and justice, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said. The Speaker said this while speaking at the 135th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva yesterday (Tuesday). “In my own country Sri Lanka, which has emerged from a thirty-years of protracted terrorist conflict, we are mindful of the necessity to rebuild trust and harmony through reconciliation which is essential in building peace and preventing the recurrence of violence and con

26 Oct, 2016

Tense situation between public and police in Kilinochchi

A tense situation was reported in Kilinochchi this evening following a heated exchange between the public and the police. The situation arose after tight security was deployed near a garment factory which was operating during a hartal in the North. Large crowds blocked the streets and set fire to tyres along the road and at times threw stones towards the police. The situation arose when a hartal was in place in the North in protest over the killing of two youth in Jaffna last week. (Colombo G

25 Oct, 2016