Political prisoner issue raised in Parliament as students begin fast

Shammi Silva elected Sri Lanka Cricket President

Shammi Silva was elected as the President of the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) board at the SLC elections held today. Shammi Silva had secured 83 votes at the elections beating?Jayantha Dharmadasa who secured 56 votes. Ravin Wickramaratne and K. Mathivanan were elected as Vice Presidents. Mohan de Silva was elected as the Secretary of the Sri Lanka Cricket board beating Nishantha Ranatunga. (Colombo Gazette)

21 Feb, 2019

President hits out at HRCSL again and asks who it protects

President Maithripala Sirisena, speaking in Parliament today, again hit out at the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL), and asked if it protects criminals or civilians. Speaking during the debate on the Constitutional Council, the President reiterated a statement he had made earlier on the?HRCSL. He said that today he has the same question that he asked a few weeks back from the?HRCSL and that is if they protect criminals or the general public. The President slammed the HRCSL for que

21 Feb, 2019

Sri Lankan Navy detains nine Indian fishermen near Delft Island

Nine Indian fishermen along with two fishing boats were apprehended by the?Sri Lankan Navy?near the shore of the?Delft Island?on Wednesday. They were taken to the Kankesanthurai Naval Camp after being detained, the ANI news service reported. Earlier on January 21,?Vanni court?in?Sri Lanka?released 11 Indian fishermen who were caught by the?Sri Lankan Navy?on January 13. The fishermen have been ordered to appear before the court on February 21 along with boat owners and original documents of t

20 Feb, 2019