Over 130 new coronavirus patients detected in Sri Lanka today

Wele Suda reveals alleged links with Duminda

Notorious drug dealer Wele Suda has revealed his alleged links with former Parliamentarian Duminda Silva. Wele Suda has told the Colombo High Court today?that he had given a loan of Rs. 2 million to Duminda Silva for his election campaign. He also accused Duminda Silva of threatening him when he had asked for the money to be returned. Duminda Silva was earlier the Defence Ministry monitoring MP and a member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. He was not given nominations to contest the Parliamen

12 Aug, 2015

Local monitors note change in political culture

Local election monitors today noted a positive change in Sri Lanka’s political culture which was having an impact on the Parliamentary elections. The Peoples Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) said that collective action had led to the positive change and this should now be maintained. The Executive Director of?PAFFREL, Rohana Hettiarachi said that when compared to past elections there has been a considerable drop in pre election violations reported ahead of the August 17 polls. He

12 Aug, 2015

Tamil detainees in Lanka still tortured, says charity

Sri Lankan security forces have continued to torture Tamil detainees even after the election of reformist president Maithripala Sirisena in January, according to a report. The report, by the UK-based charity Freedom From Torture (FFT) and published on Thursday, comes just four days before critical parliamentary elections on 17 August, the Guardian newspaper reported. The charity said that more than a third of the alleged torture victims in the report had returned to Sri Lanka from the UK, some

13 Aug, 2015