National Police Commission Secretary further remanded

Nepal warns bombings in Sri Lanka signal new type of terror threat in South Asia

Nepal has warned that the devastating Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka have signalled a “new type of terrorism” threat in South Asia. Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Ishwar Pokhrel said that Nepal has to learn from the lessons and experiences of its friends around the world on counter terrorism Millennium Post quoted Pokhrel as saying it is very important to understand the complex phenomenon of terrorism in regional and national contexts. Pokhrel said this while addressing a sem

17 Jun, 2019

SLFP-SLPP talks postponed

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) have postponed talks scheduled for today. SLFP General Secretary MP Dayasiri Jayasekara said that the talks scheduled to take place today has been postponed to June 26. The SLFP and the SLPP have been meeting to reach a deal to work together at the next elections. However both sides have not yet been able to agree on the Presidential candidate in the event they decide to form an alliance. The SLFP has already reque

17 Jun, 2019

Government accuses President of misusing ICCPR

The Government has accused President Maithripala Sirisena of misusing the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Non-cabinet Minister of Economic Reforms and Public Distribution, Dr. Harsha De Silva said that President Sirisena is openly discriminating citizens misusing ICCPR. He said that award-winning author and poet Shakthika Sathkumara, and Fathima Nushra Zarook have been arrested on “idiotic charges” and now a journalist is being threatened on the same charges. He

17 Jun, 2019