Number of coronavirus cases goes past 200

Archbishop takes a swipe at west on human rights issue

Catholic Archbishop, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith today took a swipe at the western world on the human rights issue. Speaking at?St. Matthew?s Roman Catholic Church in Ekala, the?Archbishop said that human rights has now become a religion for some western countries. “They keep it on their heads and keep preaching to us saying human rights, human rights. Like it is something new,” he said. The?Archbishop said that those who speak about human rights are those who have no religion. He said that if

23 Sep, 2018

Chinese tourist dies after falling from 3rd floor of Nuwara Eliya hotel

A?Chinese tourist died after falling from the 3rd floor of a hotel in Nuwara Eliya today, the Police said. The Chinese tourist was on a trip with another group to?Nuwara Eliya when the accident took place. It was reported that she was on the balcony when she fell and died of severe injuries. The 34 year old victim was reported dead on being admitted to hospital. (Colombo Gazette)

23 Sep, 2018

Maldivians in Sri Lanka cast votes at Presidential polls

Hundreds of Maldivians in Sri Lanka cast their votes at the Maldives Presidential elections in Colombo today. A polling booth was set up at the Maldives Embassy in Colombo where the Maldivians cast their votes. The battle at the election is between incumbent President Abdulla Yameen and joint opposition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. Most international monitoring agencies including the UN and EU monitors have refused to monitor the elections saying the process ahead of the election was flaw

23 Sep, 2018