Trade union member Ananda Palitha arrested

Foreign Minister to have talks in Saudi Arabia

Foreign Minister Ali Sabry is to have talks in Saudi Arabia next week, the Foreign Ministry said. Sabry is scheduled to make an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 23-27 January 2023 on an invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. The Minister is scheduled to meet with Foreign Minister Farhan Al Saud and discuss further enhancement of the cordial bilateral relations. The Minister will also meet with the senior officials of th

21 Jan, 2023

Civil society representatives appointed to Constitutional Council

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed Dr. Prathap Ramanujam, Dr. (Mrs) Dilkushi Anula Wijesundere and Dr. (Mrs) Dinesha Samararatne as the civil society representatives of the Constitutional Council. The President’s Media Division said that they have been appointed for a period of three years. Parliament had earlier approved the names of the three civil society representatives who need to be appointed to the Constitutional Council formed via the 21st Amendment to the Constitution. Foll

20 Jan, 2023

French court convicts 14 Sri Lankans for people-smuggling

A court in northern France has sentenced 14 Sri Lankan nationals to prison for operating a people-smuggling ring across Europe ? part of a continent-wide attempt to crack down on the lucrative criminal networks. The main suspect, accused of overseeing the operation from a grocery store in the village of Serifontaine, 80km north of Paris, was handed a four-year prison term, with one year suspended. Investigators determined that he set the prices and routes for moving migrants from Sri Lanka and

20 Jan, 2023