UPFA informs MR ready to form Government without Ranil

Namal Rajapaksa granted bail in money laundering case

Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa was today granted bail by the?Colombo High Court in a money laundering case.

28 Jun, 2017

Army Commander promoted to Four Star General rank

President Maithripala Sirisena, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces has promoted the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Crishanthe?De Silva RWP VSV USP ndu psc, to the rank of General to be effective from Tuesday (27 June 2017). He has been serving as the 21st Commander of the Sri Lanka Army to-date since 22 February 2015. Enlisted to the Army on 6th February 1980 and commissioned afterwards on 18th July 1981 as a Second Lieutenant in the Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers, he counts an ex

27 Jun, 2017

Deep concerns raised over recent attempts to silence dissent

A group of individuals and organisations committed to human rights and democratic freedoms, and the rights of freedom of expression and dissent, have expressed deep concerns over recent attempts to stifle voices of human rights activists and silence dissent. A statement signed by nearly 100 individuals and organisations noted that on 17th June, Minister for Justice and Buddha Sasana, Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, publicly threatened to remove Lakshan Dias, Attorney-at-Law, and a well-known human right

27 Jun, 2017