At least 30 injured in bus-tipper truck accident

Cabinet approves ?Certificate of Absentee? for missing

The cabinet has approved a proposal to issue a ?Certificate of Absentee? for people reported missing and in the event the relatives refuse to accept a death certificate for such a person. By the regulations of Act No. 17 of 1951 covering the registration of Births and Deaths, the Registrar General?s Department has been empowered with the task of registering deaths. However this does not cover the registration of deaths relating to non-natural causes such as terrorism activities, people?s commo

17 Sep, 2015

TNA calls on Government to accept recommendations

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) today?called on the government to accept a report released by the UN which calls on Sri Lanka to establish a special court to probe war abuses. The report which was released at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, by the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra?ad Al Hussein, called on the Sri Lankan government to establish a hybrid court which included international judges and lawyers to try all those involved in war crimes during the island nation’s civi

17 Sep, 2015

German Foreign Minister to visit Sri Lanka next week

German Foreign Minister Dr Frank-Walter Steinmeier will visit Sri Lanka on Tuesday, 22 September, 2015, the German Embassy in Colombo said. During his visit Minister Steinmeier will meet President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickrememsinghe, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Leader of the Opposition R. Sampanthan. Minister Steinmeier will also travel to Kilinochchi to inspect the Sri Lankan-German Training Institute, currently under construction and scheduled to be opened

18 Sep, 2015