Covid booster administered at CMC centers today

Opposition Leader calls for fresh probe into Easter attacks

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today called for a fresh investigation into the Easter Sunday attacks. He also urged the Catholic Church to be invited to be involved in the fresh investigations. Premadasa made the request in Parliament today. The opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) attended Parliament sittings wearing black clothing today. On 21 April 2019, Easter Sunday, three churches in Sri Lanka and three luxury hotels in the commercial capital, Colombo, were targeted in a series

21 Apr, 2022

Consignment of 40,000 MT of diesel arrives in Sri Lanka from India

A consignment of 40,000 MT of diesel arrived in Sri Lanka from India today. The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka said that one more consignment of diesel from India arrived in Sri Lanka. The High Commission said that 40,000 MT of diesel under the Indian credit line reached Sri Lanka yesterday. A total of close to 400,000 MT of various types of fuel have been delivered with Indian assistance in two months. The Export Import Bank of India and the Government of Sri Lanka signed a US$ 500 mil

21 Apr, 2022

HRW calls for impartial probe into Rambukkana incident

Human Rights Watch says the Sri Lankan authorities should promptly and impartially investigate the apparent use of excessive force by the Police, who fired on protesters demonstrating against rising fuel prices in Rambukkana. One person was killed and at least 14 wounded. HRW said that those responsible for abuses should be disciplined or prosecuted as appropriate. ?The use of live ammunition by Sri Lankan police against demonstrators at Rambukkana?on April 19 appears to be a flagrant misuse o

21 Apr, 2022