Court extends stay order preventing arrest of Gotabaya

China tells Sri Lanka to strictly follow international bidding procedures

China has called on Sri Lanka to strictly follow international bidding procedures after concerns were raised over a Chinese funded power project in the North of the country. In a statement issued today, a Chinese company defended the proposed wind-photovoltaic-energy storage hybrid power generation project in the North. Sionsoar-Etechwin JV said that tens of thousands of “poor people” in Northern Sri Lanka will benefit from the project. The company said that the politicization of the project

22 Feb, 2021

UK says new resolution will maintain focus on Sri Lanka

The United Kingdom (UK) says a new resolution to be presented to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva at its ongoing session, will maintain focus on Sri Lanka. British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told the Council today that the UK will present a new resolution on Sri Lanka to maintain the focus on reconciliation and on accountability. “Madam President, we want to see an effective international human rights system that holds to account those who systematically violate human rights.

22 Feb, 2021

US jails lobbying agent recruited by Sri Lanka in 2014

A US court has jailed a venture capitalist and political fundraiser who was recruited by Sri Lanka in 2014 to rehabilitate the country?s image in the United States. The US Department of Justice said that Imaad Shah Zuberi was sentenced to 144 months in federal prison for falsifying records to conceal his work as a foreign agent while lobbying high-level U.S. government officials, evading the payment of millions of dollars in taxes, making illegal campaign contributions, and obstructing a federa

23 Feb, 2021