No limit on fully vaccinated passengers in airlines travelling to Sri Lanka

CID questions Rishad Bathiudeen for five hours

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) questioned former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen for five hours today. Bathiudeen arrived at the CID office this morning after he received notice to appear to be questioned over an allegation linked to him when he was a Minister in 2017. The CID questioned Bathiudeen over allegations connected to the import of rice for the Cooperative Wholesale Establishment (CWE) in 2017. The former Minister left the CID office in the evening after being questioned fo

20 Jun, 2020

UN Rapporteur notes increased surveillance in Sri Lanka in 2019

A UN Special Rapporteur noted that there was increased surveillance in Sri Lanka in 2019, especially after the Easter Sunday attacks. A report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council by the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Cl?ment Nyaletsossi Voule, notes that although a decade has passed since the end of the protracted and deadly armed conflict, areas in the north and east parts of the country remain heavily militarized. As a result, the su

19 Jun, 2020

Tamil Nadu rejects proposal to sell milk to Sri Lankan military

The Tamil Nadu Government has rejected a business proposal to supply one lakh litres of Aavin milk daily to the Sri Lankan military, Indian Minister for Dairy Development, K.T. Rajenthra Bhalaji said. ?The proposal came to the government through a private agency here. But Chief Minister, Edappadi K. Palaniswami has rejected it as the people of Tamil Nadu would not like milk to be supplied to the Lankan military that has killed lakhs of Tamils,? Bhalaji said, according to The Hindu newspaper.

20 Jun, 2020