Large mill owners increase price of rice following Cabinet decision

Lakan government accused of helping US in torture program

The 2003 government, when Chandrika Kumaratunga was President and Ranil Wickremesinghe was Prime Minister, has been accused of helping the United States in it’s torture?program. A New York-based human rights organization said in a new report, that Sri Lanka was among 54 countries that have either hosted secret prisons or helped in the transport or torture of terrorist suspects as part of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) rendition and black site torture programme. The Open Society Justice

06 Feb, 2013

Pillay’s report with the government

A draft of the report by the UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay to be presented at the Human Rights Council Session later this month, has been submitted to the Government of Sri Lanka for perusal, the?Colombo Gazette learns. The Office of the High Commissioner will table a report on Advice and Technical Assistance to the Government of Sri Lanka on promoting reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka when the UNHRC?s 22nd Session opens on February 25, 2013. The report will deal with Col

06 Feb, 2013

More arrests over Moratuwa murder

The police have arrested another 7 suspects over the murder of a Buddhist monk in Moratuwa this week. According to the police media unit, the suspects were arrested by the Kalutara and Moratuwa police divisions. The seven suspects were handed over to the Colombo crimes division for more investigations. Earlier the Deputy Mayor of Moratuwa, Sujith Pushpakumara had also been arrested over the murder of the monk. The monk in Moratuwa was stabbed to death on Sunday night. The victim was identified a

06 Feb, 2013