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Faiszer insists nephew facing allegations in Australia is innocent

By Avani Dias The family of a New South Wales student accused of planning to assassinate senior Australian politicians say the alleged Islamic State affiliate is “just like any other boy”. Mohamed Nizamdeen, 25, was studying and working at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and was arrested after a colleague found a notebook allegedly containing details of plans to kill Malcolm Turnbull and his former deputy Julie Bishop. Nizamdeen’s uncle Faiszer Musthapha, the Sri Lankan Sports and Lo

04 Sep, 2018

UN writes to Sri Lanka over failure to meet deadline on torture report

The United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) has written to Sri Lanka, after the government failed to respond to a report, which called for information on the ?establishment of a judicial mechanism? to investigate torture and information on the role of a former Criminal Investigations Department head. ?The information sought by the Committee has not been provided yet, although more than one year has elapsed from the transmittal of the Committee?s concluding observations,? said a letter se

03 Sep, 2018

US trade official holds talks with US businesses in Sri Lanka

A US trade official had talks in Colombo today with American businesses operating in Sri Lanka. AMCHAM hosted?James Golsen, Executive Director, Asia,?International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce had talks with US companies on issues they face in Sri Lanka. In this role, Golsen oversees the Commerce Department?s operations in 14 Asian posts and?manages three Asia-focused policy offices in Washington, DC. AMCHAM said that Golsen?s visit to Sri Lanka comes at an opportune time

03 Sep, 2018