Polls chief informed SLFP will put forward candidate

Standard operational procedure on burials released

Two circulars have been issued by the Health Ministry with regard to COVID-19 remains, with one circular on autopsy practice and disposal of a corpse infected with COVID-19 and the other on the standard operational procedure (SOP) in transportation and burial of deaths infected with COVID-19. The circular on burials states the Director or the head of the healthcare institution must make arrangements to include Iranatheevu as the place of burial in the death declaration form by coordinating with

03 Mar, 2021

Sri Lanka tells UN provisions of PTA will be revisited

By Easwaran Rutnam Provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) are to be revisited, the Government informed the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in a comprehensive response to a report by OHCHR. The response by Sri Lanka to the damning report has now been published by the UN Human Rights Council following objections raised by Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka had written to the UN Human Rights Council demanding that the full response be published online. Accordingly, in th

04 Mar, 2021

President assures he will secure everybody’s right to live

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has assured that as the President of Sri Lanka, he is determined to secure everybody?s right to live life with dignity. The President said everybody should be granted the right to live life with dignity regardless of age, gender, sexuality, race, physical appearance, and beliefs. He expressed these views in a tweet to mark Zero Discrimination Day, which is commemorated today (1). Meanwhile, responding to the President’s message on Twitter, former Minister Mangala

01 Mar, 2021