Coronavirus death toll in Sri Lanka crosses the 500 mark

Conservationists decry decision to arm local groups against elephants

Activists in Sri Lanka are?concerned?after the government?announced?plans to issue firearms to a newly formed civil defence force tasked with protecting farmers from elephants. There are an estimated 7,500 wild elephants in Sri Lanka and human-elephant conflict is a burning issue for local farmers. Elephant habitats are shrinking as humans are slowly encroaching on their roaming spaces. Having no place to go, these animals end up destroying crops in farmlands in their search for food. Some rura

24 Jan, 2020

In final report on Sri Lanka polls EU EOM notes concerns

European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) today presented its final report on the 16 November Presidential election in which it raised concerns on the absence of a law on campaign finance, biased election coverage by private and state media and disinformation in traditional and social media. The Chief Observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Sri Lanka, Ms Marisa Matias, presented the EU EOM?s final report and recommendations at a media briefing in Colom

24 Jan, 2020

Former CID Director Shani Abeysekera appears before the CID

Former Director of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Shani Abeysekera, appeared before the CID? today. He was asked to appear to record a statement over the alleged abduction incident involving Swiss Embassy employee Ganiya Banister. Shani Abeysekera left the CID premises after he was questioned for approximately 6 hours.

23 Jan, 2020