President says State Ministers must not just sign documents

President assures protection for the military

President Maithripala Sirisena says the government is bound to protect the dignity and pride of the defence sector including the tri-forces while confronting alleged human rights violations purported to have taken place during the last phase of the war. He added that he would never let the security sector including tri-forces to be weakened in any way. The President made these remarks at a Colours Awarding Ceremony of Sri Lanka Army held at Sri Lanka Army Headquarters in Panagoda today. This

26 Oct, 2015

Over 130 killed in massive South Asian quake

A major earthquake struck the remote Afghan northeast on Monday, killing at least 135 people in Afghanistan and nearby northern Pakistan and sending shock waves as far as New Delhi, officials said. The death toll could climb in coming days because communications were down in much of the rugged Hindu Kush mountain range where the quake was centered. In one of the worst incidents, at least 12 girls were killed in a stampede to flee their school building in the northeastern Afghan province of Tak

26 Oct, 2015

Troops in Batti yet to accept change says HRW

Some troops in Batticaloa have yet to fall in line with the changes introduced by the new Government,?James Ross, the Legal and Policy Director of Human Rights Watch (HRW) said. James Ross was part of a HRW delegation which visited Sri Lanka last week and as part of the visit Ross was in Batticaloa to look at the post war situation. ?Our ancestors lived here,? said an?elderly woman. She and a dozen other Muslim inhabitants of the village of Kasankurni spoke to a Sri Lankan activist and Ross?la

27 Oct, 2015