Curfew in Puttalam, Chilaw and Kochchikade temporarily lifted

Sri Lanka joins Asia in crop battle with Fall Armyworm

An insect that can infest and damage hundreds of hectares of maize fields, literally overnight, is sweeping across Asia ? alarming smallholder farmers and threatening livelihoods ? but the damage can be limited, the UN?s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported today. Fall Armyworm is native to the Americas. However, since 2016 it has been aggressively moving ever eastwards, sweeping across Africa, and making landfall for the first time in Asia last summer. Fall Armyworm (FAW) was first

21 Mar, 2019

UNHRC Resolution on Sri Lanka passed without a vote

The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Resolution on Sri Lanka was passed without a vote in Geneva today. The Resolution was presented by the Core Group on Sri Lanka and was cosponsored by Sri Lanka and several other countries. UNHRC member countries did not seek a vote on the Resolution and as a result it was passed without a vote. Titled “Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka” the Resolution gives Sri Lanka another two years to fully implement Resolution 30/1 o

21 Mar, 2019

SLPP and SLFP agree on several issues, more talks in April

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) have agreed on several issues during talks held today. SLFP General Secretary Dayasiri Jayasekera said that another round of talks will take place on April 10th. Today was the second round of formal talks held between the SLPP and SLFP to form an alliance.

21 Mar, 2019