Navy commander gets service extension

HRW says UN rights report details security force abuses

The United Nations Human Rights Office’s report on Sri Lanka details entrenched and systemic rights violations—including arbitrary detention, torture, and deaths in custody—under President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Human Rights Watch said. The new report by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, also describes the misuse of draconian laws to silence families and activists campaigning for justice and says that continued international engagement through the UN Human Rights Counci

15 Aug, 2025

Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith holds talks with President

His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo and members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka (CBCSL) had a discussion with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The discussion took place at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. During the meeting, the Cardinal briefed the President on the matters discussed at the tri-annual meeting of the Catholic Bishops. The Cardinal and Bishops also conveyed to the President, the views and proposals currently emerging within t

20 Aug, 2025

Rajapaksa assumes duties as Sri Lanka’s High Commission in South Africa

The newly appointed High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to South Africa, Air Chief Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa (Retd.), assumed duties at the High Commission of Sri Lanka in Pretoria. On 18 August 2025, High Commissioner Rajapaksa presented copies of his Letters of Credence to Deputy Director-General and Acting Chief of Protocol of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) of the Republic of South Africa, Clayson Monyela. During his meeting with the Acting Chief of Protocol, Hig

20 Aug, 2025