Coronavirus death toll in Sri Lanka hits 14,000

Certificate on Petroleum Resources Bill endorsed by Speaker

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana today endorsed the certificate on the Petroleum Resources Bill. The Bill was taken for debate in Parliament on the 6th and was passed without a vote. The Bill seeks to establish the Petroleum Development Authority, to formulate a National Policy on the Emissions Petroleum Industry, and to enact provisions relating to the maximum economic value of local petroleum resources through modern exploration, development, production and management practices in Sri Lanka

08 Oct, 2021

Tibetans protest against China?s human rights violations in Switzerland

Geneva [Switzerland], September 27 (ANI): The Tibetan Community of Switzerland and Liechtenstein (TCSL) has organized a peace march in protest against China for the deteriorating human rights situation in Tibet. The march was taken out from the UN Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights to the building of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on September 24. The members of the community have appealed to the UN High Commissioner to hold China accountable for the continued violations of hu

08 Oct, 2021

Mufti Aziz, sons indicted in sexual assault case

A sessions court on Monday indicted former Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI) leader Mufti Azizur Rehman and his five sons in a case of sexually abusing a student of his madressah. The cleric and his sons Ataur Rehman, Attiqur Rehman, Latifur Rehman, Altafur Rehman and Wasiur Rehman pleaded not guilty and decided to contest the trial. Additional District and Sessions Judge Rana Rashid Ali directed the police to present the prosecution witnesses on Oct 18. Mufti Aziz is still behind bars as his bail a

08 Oct, 2021