Probe on death of Bangladeshi found hanging by the neck in Kegalle

UK calls on Sri Lanka to deliver on commitments made to UNHRC

The British Government has called on Sri Lanka to deliver on the commitments made to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Dr. Andrew Murrison said that the UK continues to encourage and support Sri Lanka to deliver the commitments it made to the UN Human Rights Council through Resolutions 30/1, 34/1 and 40/1. “We firmly believe that this is the best framework for establishing truth and achieving justice and lasting reconciliation. The Go

18 Jul, 2019

Case on Admiral?Ravi?Wijegunaratne postponed to October

The case on Chief of Defence Staff Admiral Ravindra (Ravi) Wijegunaratne has been postponed to October. Wijegunaratne has been linked to the case on the disappearance of 11 youth. He is accused of attempting to allow the key suspect flee the country. The Colombo Fort Magistrate postponed the case to 9th October. The?11 youth had been abducted in Colombo and surrounding areas between 2008 and 2009.

17 Jul, 2019

Pakistan High Commission in Colombo fumes at allegations

The Pakistan High Commission in Colombo strongly rejected allegations raised in a news report reproduced by the Colombo Gazette regarding two boats intercepted by the Navy. The Pakistan High Commission said in a statement emailed to the Colombo Gazette: Reference a news items titled ?Alerted by Indian agencies: Coast guard intercepts boats carrying drug from Karachi? carried by Colombo Gazette on July 12, 2019, sourced from ANI. The story purportedly described ?two boats carrying banned drugs f

17 Jul, 2019