Terrorism prevention clauses to be gazetted

Maldives holds talks with Sri Lankan opposition

The Maldives Government has had talks with the opposition in Sri Lanka. Joint opposition Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa tweeted saying he had talks with the Maldives Minister of Tourism and Vice President of the Progressive Party of the Maldives?Moosa Zameer and the Maldives Ambassador to Sri Lanka?Mohamed H. Shareef. “A great discussion today with #Maldives Minister of Tourism Mr. Moosa Zameer (@MoosaZameer) and Ambassador to #SriLanka Mohamed Hussain Shareef (@mundhu_maldives),”?Rajapaksa,

16 Dec, 2017

Two petitions received by UN in Colombo sent to authorities

Two petitions addressed to the UN Resident Coordinator, Ms Una McCauley, was received by Ms McCauley and the Senior Human Rights Advisor, Juan?Fernandez on Friday 15 December 2017, the UN office in Colombo said. The UN office said the petitions have been forwarded to the relevant authorities as requested by the petitioners, for necessary action and follow up.

15 Dec, 2017

Foreign tourists post nude images taken in Sri Lanka

Foreign tourists have posted nude images taken in Sri Lanka, some in public places despite the strong Buddhist culture followed in the country. Nudity in public is not allowed in Sri Lanka and there have been instances where tourists have been arrested in the past for being nude in public. The Daily Star reported that this year has seen a surge in the popularity of ditching clothes on holiday, with a number of Instagram pages dedicated to getting people’s kit off. Pages of nudists at hotspots

16 Dec, 2017