Body of woman found inside travelling bag in Sapugaskand

Draft resolution calls for continued monitoring of Sri Lanka

By Easwaran Rutnam? The first draft (zero draft) of the resolution on Sri Lanka to be tabled at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva calls on the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to enhance its monitoring and reporting on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka. The UNHRC will begin meeting today for its 46th?Session with Sri Lanka on the formal agenda. Focus will be on a new resolution to be presented to the Council by the Core Group on Sri Lanka, consisting of Canad

22 Feb, 2021

Water supply to be restricted mainly in Western Province

By Vyshnavy Velrajh The water supply is to be restricted around the island, mainly in the Western Province. The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) issued the warning in view of the prevalent drought experienced in the country. Assistant General Manager of Billing at the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) Priyal Pathmanatha told Colombo Gazette that water supply may either be restricted or supplied with low pressure during this period. Pathamanatha said the public

22 Feb, 2021

ACJU says Muslim community in Sri Lanka unjustly demonized

The All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU) says the Muslim community in Sri Lanka and its representative organizations and institutions have been unjustly portrayed and demonized. ACJU says this has caused the community to be viewed with suspicion resulting in irreparable harm to communal harmony. “While living in a country with people of diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds, Muslims in Sri Lanka have co-existed and continued to co-exist with those of other communities while preserving their

21 Feb, 2021