Sanath Jayasuriya gets cricket consultant role at SLC

On Valentine’s Day Sri Lanka urged to provide answers to families of missing

The Sri Lankan Government must deliver justice, truth and reparation to the families of the forcibly disappeared, Amnesty International said today, as the global human rights organization expressed solidarity with the families of the disappeared marching on 14 February in Colombo. ?The commemoration is a poignant reminder of the painfully long wait of families of forcibly disappeared for answers about their loved ones. Their families were taken away from their loved ones, and then they have bee

14 Feb, 2020

Udayanga Weeratunga returns to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka?s former Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga returned to Sri Lanka today and was detained by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) at the Bandaranaike International Airport and questioned. He was detained after arriving in Sri Lanka from Muscat, Oman. The Police media unit said that he was later arrested by the CID. Weeratunga is wanted on charges of money laundering in the MiG 27 aircraft deal. A warrant for his arrest was issued on 20 October 2016 and Interpol had als

14 Feb, 2020

World Association of Newspapers concerned over clauses in Sri Lanka Press Council Act

The World Association of Newspapers has raised concerns over some clauses in the Sri Lanka Press Council Act. President of the World Association of Newspapers (WAN-IFRA), Vincent Peyregne, has sent a letter to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa congratulating him on his election as President of Sri Lanka with an overwhelming mandate from its citizens. “We have noted with interest, several meetings you had with newspaper and other media heads and your assurances to them that there are no threats to m

14 Feb, 2020