Weapons, swords and military uniforms found in Elpitiya

UNP fails to reach consensus on party leadership post

The Parliamentary Group of the United National Party (UNP) today failed to reach a consensus on the party leadership post. The UNP Parliamentary Group met today with party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe and Deputy Leader and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa. UNP General Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said that several views and opinions had been expressed at the meeting. He said that while there were proposals that Premadasa should be the party leader, there were others who said that Karu J

09 Jan, 2020

Government accused of reneging on pledges to UNHRC, EU

The?Sri Lankan Government should abide by its commitments to replace the abusive Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) with legislation that respects its international human rights obligations, Human Rights Watch said today. The cabinet of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa announced on January 4, 2020 that it would withdraw a proposed replacement law, reneging on pledges to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the European Union. Rajapaksa, who took office on November 18, 2019, has also

10 Jan, 2020

India and Sri Lanka contemplate signing new MoU

India and Sri Lanka are contemplating signing a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the Foreign Ministry said today. Minister of Foreign Relations, Dinesh Gunawardena, during his visit to India, met the Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey. Minister Dinesh Gunawardena briefed him on the new Government’s policies of technology driven economic growth, people centric economy and new plans for youth and skills development, while inviting the Indian side to

10 Jan, 2020