Fifth body of those who drowned at Gerandi Ella recovered

Sri Lanka urged to allocate funds for transitional justice process

The Sri Lankan Government must remain committed to delivering truth, justice and reparations to thousands of victims of the country?s civil war, said Amnesty International, ahead of tomorrow?s announcement of the national budget for 2021. Following the Government?s withdrawal of support in February for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution committing the country to a transitional justice process for victims, Amnesty International is deeply concerned that the budgets of two key bodies r

16 Nov, 2020

Minister proposes two options to resume tourism

By Easwaran Rutnam Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga has proposed two options to resume tourism in Sri Lanka. The Minister has told a recently appointed Tourism Advisory Committee to consider a travel bubble with selected countries or opening the country to all tourists under strict conditions. Nimesh Herath,?Coordinator to the Minister of Tourism in the?Tourism Advisory Committee told Colombo Gazette that a travel bubble with Germany is being considered while the option of opening the coun

17 Nov, 2020

Thalaimannar proposed to bury Muslim Covid victims?

Easwaran Rutnam? Thalaimannar has been proposed to bury Muslim coronavirus victims, Daily Mirror learns. Government sources said that Thalaimannar island had been proposed as the safest option considering some concerns raised by certain experts. A source said that when the matter was discussed by the cabinet last week most of the cabinet Ministers had agreed to the proposal. Daily Mirror learns that initially a proposal was made to bury the remains of Muslim coronavirus victims at the main M

17 Nov, 2020