Former Minister Wijith Wijayamuni Zoysa backs Ranil

Deportation of Sri Lankan student in UK halted

A university student who faced being deported from the UK to Sri Lanka has had the order halted hours before she was due to board a plane, the Guardian reported. Shiromini Satkunarajah, who is studying electrical engineering at Bangor University, North Wales, faced being sent to her country of birth with her mother Roshina on Tuesday morning. The student, who has lived in the UK since she was 12, faced leaving the UK three months before completing her degree. The Home Office rescinded her dep

28 Feb, 2017

90% of women faced sexual harassment in public transport

Findings of a nationwide study commissioned by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) revealed that 90% of women and girls in Sri Lanka have been subjected to sexual harassment on public buses and trains. The findings also revealed that only 4% sought help from the Police. UNFPA commissioned the national study in 2015, with a sample of 2,500 women and girls between the ages of 15-35 years, from all administrative districts of the nine provinces in Sri Lanka. Data was collected through stake

27 Feb, 2017

Lebanon to extend amnesty for Lankan migrant workers

Lebanon has agreed to extend a general amnesty for the illegal Sri Lankan migrant workers in the country following discussions held between the two governments. Sri Lanka’s Ambassador in Lebanon Mrs. R.K. Wijerathne Mendis under the direction of the Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs Mangala Samaraweera, made a special request from the Government of Lebanon to extend a?general amnesty. The Embassy held discussions with the Minister for Home Affairs in Lebanon, the Minister for Foreign Affa

27 Feb, 2017