Budget final vote set for April 4th

Stay order preventing FCID from taking action on Gota extended

A stay order preventing the Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID) from taking action on former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, was extended today till March 23. The Court of Appeal extended the stay order when the matter was heard in court today. The FCID was looking at taking action against?Gotabaya Rajapaksa under the Public Property Act. (Colombo Gazette)

27 Feb, 2018

With Sri Lanka on the agenda UNHRC opens its 37th session

With Sri Lanka on the agenda the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) opened its 37th session in Geneva today. A?briefing on Sri Lanka at the session by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has been set for March 21. Speaking on the opening day of the session today, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said that time and again, he and his office brought to the attention of the international community violations of human rights which should have

26 Feb, 2018

Ampara tense following attack on shop and mosque

Ampara was reported to be tense today following an attack on a shop and a mosque early this morning. The attack took place after a group of people accused a Muslim owned shop of mixing some pills in the food. A video was posted on social media by a Buddhist organisation where a man is forced to confess to mixing the pills in the food. A mob later set fire to the shop and other property and also attacked a mosque nearby. The Police and Special Task Force (STF) have been deployed to the area t

27 Feb, 2018