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Sri Lanka urged to drop probe on two journalists

Sri Lankan authorities must immediately drop their investigations into journalists G.P. Nissanka and Bimal Ruhunage and allow them to report without fear of reprisal, the Committee to Protect Journalists said. On the evening of March 5, officers with the Sri Lanka police service?s Criminal Investigation Department arrested G.P. Nissanka, owner and editor of the news site Ravana Lanka News, from his home in the Pallebedda area of the southern Sabaragamuwa Province, according to news reports and

30 Mar, 2024

Indian rescued after falling down precipice near Adam’s Peak

An Indian was rescued after he fell some 100 metres down a precipice near the Adam’s Peak mountain. The tourist fell while travelling with another group along the Ratnapura – Sri Pada road in Ehelakanuwa. The Police said the Mumbai resident fell near a railing during an early morning climb, Friday. The Police Special Task Force (STF) was deployed to rescue the injured foreigner. The Indian was admitted to hospital for treatment. (Colombo Gazette)

29 Mar, 2024

GTF, SBSL saddened by recent events in Sri Lanka

The Sangha for Better Sri Lanka (SBSL) and the Global Tamil Forum (GTF) are saddened by the untoward incidents that took place during the Maha Shiva Rathri Event at the Vedukkunari Aathi Sivan Temple in the North of Sri Lanka. On the Maha Shiva Rathri night (March 8, 2024), in an alarming escalation of force, the security forces resorted to actions which included depriving the devotees of food, water and other basic necessities, and the forceful and humiliating manner in which the devotees incl

30 Mar, 2024