Ranil questions if Sri Lanka is really ready to relax restrictions

Sri Lanka dismisses Canada’s threat

The government has dismissed allegations raised by Canada regarding allegations of human rights abuses?committed?in the country. External Affairs Ministry Secretary Karunathilaka Amunugamasaid that the government was well aware of the importance of securing the rights of its own people and was acting accordingly. “Sri Lanka’s human rights record is much better than other countries. The government knows its responsibility towards its own people and has been working on maintaining a good human rig

07 Feb, 2013

Navy nabs 57 attempting to flee to Australia

The Sri Lankan Navy today arrested 57 people who were attempting to flee to Australia illegally, officials said. Navy Spokesperson Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya said that the 57 were arrested off the coast of Kalkuda. ?They were arrested in the early hours of today and we are making arrangements to bring them to the Trincomalee harbour before handing them over to the law enforcement authorities,? Commander Warnakulasuriya said. The latest arrests were made just a day after Australia announced

07 Feb, 2013

Probe finds depressed student committed suicide

An investigation into the discovery of a body of a youth in Panadura yesterday has revealed that the male youth had?committed suicide after being depressed for failing his final year exams at the Sri Jayawardenapura University. The police media unit said that the youth was initially?receiving?treatment at the Kalubowila?hospital?after suffering from depression. However he has later jumped into a lagoon in Panadura and died from drowning, the police media unit said. The body of the youth was foun

07 Feb, 2013