India-Sri Lanka ferry service to take off soon
In order to promote tourism, the ministry for shipping has mooted a proposal to start ferry service between Karaikal in…
Vigneswaran wants UN Security Council to review Sri Lanka’s membership in the UN
The former chief minister of the Northern Province C. V Wigneswaran has called on the General Assembly upon the recommendation…
AI calls for international accountability mechanism
Following Sri Lanka’s decision to withdraw from its commitments to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva this week, Amnesty…
UN Rights Chief wants Government to fully implement resolution 30/1
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has urged the Sri Lankan Government to fully implement resolution 30/1,…
We want to go forward
On his first visit after being sworn in as Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa met with Prime Minister Narendra…
Economy returning to normalcy
SL’s economy is recovering from the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks last year, with GDP growth projected at 3.7% in 2020,…
Continue reconciliation and implement 13th Amendment
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that he was confident that the Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa”s government “will realize…
Swiss urged to refuse granting accreditation
The International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) released a statement on 03 February 2020 calling on Switzerland to deny accreditation…
It was a difficult year for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka 2019 Unrealized government commitments to pursue truth, justice and reparations, continued impunity for violations and abuses, compromised freedoms…
A New Government and a Sea Change in Policy
Since his election on 16 November 2019, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, have…