Teen among three arrested over Kuliyapitiya accident

European Commission proposes restoring GSP to Sri Lanka

The European Commission today proposed that a significant part of the remaining import duties on Sri Lankan products should be removed by the European Union in exchange for the country’s commitment to ratify and effectively implement 27 international conventions on human rights, labour conditions, protection of the environment and good governance. These one-way trade?preferences would consist of the full removal of duties on 66% of tariff lines, covering a wide array?of products including texti

11 Jan, 2017

Cabinet approves drafting new laws on rights of detainees

Cabinet has approved a proposal to draft new laws which secures the rights of detainees, Government spokesman and Media Minister Gayantha Karunatillake said today. A bill to provide provisions for securing the rights of detainees was drafted in 2016 but it was not tabled in Parliament after some opposition was raised to it. A new committee was appointed with representatives of Sri Lanka Bar Association and Attorney Generals Department to prepare a more acceptable draft. Karunatillake said tha

11 Jan, 2017

HRCSL records statement from scribe on Welikada riot

The Human Rights Commission in Sri Lanka (HRCSL) today recorded a statement from a journalist over the 2012 Welikada prison riot. The statement was recorded from journalist?Kasun Pussewela after he had filed a petition at the?HRCSL. Pussewela had sought an investigation into the incident saying?there was ample evidence to prosecute some people who were responsible for killing prisoners who took part in the riot. The?HRCSL obtained written evidence from?Pussewela today as well as video and pho

10 Jan, 2017