Sri Lanka hit by major power outage across the island

Human rights groups claim campaign of fear intensified in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has been urged to protect human rights defenders, lawyers and journalists. The Sri Lankan Government should end the targeted arrests, intimidation and threats against the lives and physical security of lawyers, activists, human rights defenders and journalists, 10 international human rights organizations said today. The human rights organizations said that a campaign of fear has intensified since the 2019 presidential election, and has cast a shadow over the 2020 parliamentary electi

29 Jul, 2020

TMVP leader Pillayan assured Ministerial post

By Easwaran Rutnam Former LTTE fighter and leader of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pullikal (TMVP, Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan has been assured a Ministerial post if he wins the Parliamentary election. Pillayan, who is currently in remand prison, is contesting the polls in the East on the TMVP ticket in some areas and under the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) is some areas. Sources close to Pillayan told Daily Mirror that he has been assured a Ministerial post by the SLPP if

31 Jul, 2020

Interim order issued suspending trial against Nissanka

The Court of Appeal has issued an interim order suspending the trial before the Colombo High Court on Avant-Garde Chairman Nissanka Senadhipathi. The Court of Appeal has also suspended the trial against the Chairman of Rakna Lanka, Major General (Retired) Palitha Fernando. Avant-Garde Chairman Nissanka Senadhipathi and the former Chairman of Rakna Lanka, Major General Palitha Fernando had been indicted in 2017 in a bribery case. Senadhipathi and Major General Palitha Fernando had been indicte

31 Jul, 2020