CPC and LIOC slash fuel prices

FRs against death penalty listed for support on 14 October

The Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions challenging the imposing of the death penalty has been listed for support on 14 October, 2020. The matter was taken up before the Supreme Court today and a stay order on carrying out executions was subsequently extended. The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) and a number of others had challenged attempts by former President Maithripala Sirisena to implement the death penalty. The Supreme Court granted Interim Relief as prayed for on 5 July 2019, direct

29 May, 2020

Sri Lankans in Belarus brought back

A group of Sri Lankans, who were stranded overseas due to the COVID-19 breakout, arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake early this morning. The group of 274 Sri Lankans were repatriated from the Republic of Belarus via special SriLankan Airlines flight UL1206. Upon their arrival, the group was disinfected and transported to quarantine centers. The repatriation of these Sri Lankans was carried out by the Ministry of Foreign Relations based on a request by them an

29 May, 2020

SriLankan Airlines repatriates Chinese nationals from London

A SriLankan Airlines flight from London arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport today with Chinese nationals on transit. It was earlier reported that a batch of 221 Sri Lankans who were stranded in England had arrived in the SriLankan Airlines flight. However, SriLankan Airlines informed that the special SriLankan Airlines flight UL 504 was repatriating Chinese nationals to China and was transiting in Colombo.? The group of Chinese nationals were repatriated via another special SriL

29 May, 2020