UN Committee accused of being biased
The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee has been accused of being biased by the Government. Cabinet spokesman and Media…
SL court verdict: Pro-Tamil groups protest in Chennai
Minutes after a Sri Lankan court sentenced five Indian fishermen to death on charges of smuggling drugs, fishermen from Ramanathapuram…
Legal action against Provincial Councillors seeking “Genocide Probe” dismissed
The Court of Appeal today dismissed a writ application filed by a resident of Nugegoda who sought a writ of…
Concerns raised by UN Human Rights Committee
The UN Human Rights Committee’s concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of Sri Lanka, released on 30 October 2014,…
Landslide horror
At least Ten people have died and over 150 have been reported missing at a Sri Lankan tea plantation after a…
Elections Commissioner not fully independent.
Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma says the Office of the Commissioner of Elections is not fully independent. Addressing the media in Colombo…
The fraught future of democracy in Sri Lanka
Even as the Sri Lankan nation inches closer towards national elections scheduled for 2015 – almost two years before the…
Reasons for extending LTTE ban not valid: Vaiko
MDMK general secretary Vaiko said on Monday that the reasons cited for extending the ban on the LTTE were not…
SLMC to decide on Friday on Presidential Polls
SLMC will meet on Friday to decide on their stand in regard to the forthcoming Presidential Elections. “We are currently gathering…
Tamil Nadu fishermen call off fast
Twenty-four fishermen from Tamil Nadu today called off their hunger strike in a prison in Sri Lanka after the island…