Four new Pradeshiya Sabhas added to Nuwara Eliya

Human rights group demands justice for Christian girl killed in Pakistan

A human rights group has demanded justice for Ishal Afzal, a Christian girl child, killed after abduction in Pakistan?s Punjab province. Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP), in a media release, said that Ishal was abducted by unknown assailants while she was playing outside her house in the Liaqat Town of Faisalabad Ishal?s father Afzal Masih, with their Church Pastor Sohail Masih, visited the HRFP office and shared details with the legal team and moved sessions court in Faisalabad against the

13 Jan, 2021

GR claims East Terminal was to be sold to India

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa claims the former Government had agreed to sell the East Terminal of the Colombo Port to India. Rajapaksa told Port Trade Unions today that the present Government negotiated the deal with India and reached an agreement to retain 51% of the ownership. “The previous administration had agreed to sell the East Terminal to India. The agreement envisaged obtaining a loan from Japan after sale and purchasing construction equipment with the loan money,” the President had s

13 Jan, 2021

Sri Lanka keeping a close eye on Nipah virus?

By Easwaran Rutnam? While taking measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus and detect mutated versions of the virus in Sri Lanka, the authorities are monitoring other viruses spreading in region, including the Nipah virus. Deputy Director-General of Public Health Services, Dr. Hemantha Herath told?Daily Mirror that there have been reports of the Nipah virus being detected in other countries. However, so far Sri Lanka has not received any recommendation from the World Health Organisati

14 Jan, 2021