Akkaraipattu resident becomes latest coronavirus victim

President says he will take political decision after SC order

President Maithripala Sirisena says he will take a political decision after the?Supreme Court gives a ruling on the dissolution of Parliament. The?Supreme Court, last week, deliberated on petitions filed against the?dissolution of Parliament and is expected to deliver a judgement any time soon. “I look forward to the constitutional interpretation of the Supreme Court. Whatever it may be, I will take future political decisions accordingly, to the best interest of our motherland, not to the bene

09 Dec, 2018

CID team in Hong Kong to recover Namal Kumara’s phone recordings

A special team from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) is in Hong Kong as part of ongoing investigations into the alleged plot to kill President Maithripala Sirisena. The CID team is in Hong Kong to recover the voice recordings related to the case, deleted from the mobile telephone of activist Namal Kumara. Two officers from the CID and an official from the Government Analyst?s Department are in Hong Kong to obtain expert assistance to recover the data. Namal Kumara had revealed det

09 Dec, 2018

UK keeps close watch on human rights in Sri Lanka

The British Government keeping a close watch on Sri Lanka?s human rights situation. The UK says it is following developments in Sri Lanka closely and is aware of the concern felt by many about the potential impact on human rights defenders. Minister of State for human rights, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon issued an interim statement on the human rights situation in 2018 in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office?s (FCO) 30 human rights priority countries. In July, FCO published its annual Human Rights

08 Dec, 2018