Coronavirus death toll in Sri Lanka crosses the 9000 mark

Public opening of Lotus Tower delayed owing to virus

By Indika Sri Aravinda The public opening of the Lotus Tower has been further delayed owing to the coronavirus. Officials said that most Chinese employees attached to the project had returned to China for the traditional Chinese New Year. Project Director at the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC), Shantha Gunananda told the Colombo Gazette that most of the Chinese employees who had visited China for the New Year had not yet returned owing to the coronavirus outbreak in China. As a

19 Feb, 2020

Eran slams silence of media on harassment of journalists

United National Party (UNP) Parliamentarian Eran Wickramaratne today slammed the media for remaining silent over the harassment of journalists in Sri Lanka. Speaking in Parliament today, Wickramaratne questioned the failure by the media to highlight attempts to frame former Editor Dharisha Bastians and former Lake House Chairman Krishantha Cooray in the alleged abduction incident involving a Swiss Embassy employee. Wickramaratne said that Bastians is being targeted for merely maintaining telep

20 Feb, 2020

UN Rights Chief raises concerns in report on Sri Lanka to UNHRC

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has raised a number of concerns in a report on Sri Lanka presented to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, ahead of the 43rd session of the Human Rights Council to be held from 24 February – 20 March 2020. The report will be formally presented to the Council on 27 February and discussed by member states and others. In the advanced version of the report published today, Bachelet notes that some progress has been made by Sri L

19 Feb, 2020