The United States is working with Sri Lanka to implement the steps agreed to in the resolution the two countries jointly sponsored at the UN Human Rights Council last year, a top US diplomat said today. “Our diplomatic relations are at an all-time high, and …
The fact that India has invited the Sri Lankan President, Miathripala Sirisena, and the Leader of Opposition and Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader, R.Sampanthan, to the Simhasth Kumbh Mela being held at Ujjain, is considered politically significant here. Although Sirisena and Sampanthan are not on …
In a recent meeting with a former Indian diplomat, leaders of fishermen from Jaffna raised the issue of the easy availability of drugs in the region, and sought India’s help to tackle the problem. Attributing the availability of illicit substances to the growing instances of …
Disclosures of recently-arrested ISIS recruits have revealed that the jihadi group’s global headhunters including women from Argentina, Sri Lanka and Philippines are on the prowl for Indian youth who show any leanings to radical views on social media. Counter-terror agencies are closely monitoring nearly 25 …
The Malaysian police have arrested 10 Sri Lankans with forged passports, the Viet Times reported today. The Sri Lankans are among 19 people arrested by the Malaysian authorities during a raid.According to the Malaysian police the Sri Lankans were to travel to Geneva from Malaysia …
Minutes before addressing an election meeting in Vedaranyam on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who secured the release of five Tamil Nadu fishermen facing death sentence in Sri Lanka, made it a point to meet them. “It gave me immense pleasure to meet the five …
[This is the keynote address by India’s former Chief Justice P. N. Bhagwathie titled “Democracy and the Rule of Law” presented at the seminar Provisions in the Draft Constitution and Independence of the Judiciary organized by the Vigil Lanka Movment and …
An independent, impartial, honest and competent judiciary is integral to upholding the rule of law, engendering public confidence and dispensing justice. Judicial appointments should not be made on the basis of political considerations. Due consideration should be given to career judicial officers who have worked …
A Sri Lankan, Apullanalada Ukku, 116 years, is said to be the oldest person in the world, after Japanese national, Jiroemon Kimura (116 years), died on 12 June.Ms Ukku, living at No. 82 A, Bulathgamuwa, Mawanella, in the Kegalle District, is now the longest …
▶sinhala– සිංහල ▶english– The Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU) has warned that it would launch trade union action if punitive action is not taken against UPFA Wayamba Provincial Council member Ananda Sarath Kumara for forcing a female teacher, at Navagaththegama Maha Vidyalaya to …