India has again called for early Provincial Council elections in Sri Lanka, at the Geneva-based United Nations. India’s Permanent Representative in Geneva, Ambassador Indra Mani Pande, during the interactive session on Match 4 on the OHCHR’s written report on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka declared: “We will continue to urge the […]
Trial-at-Bar highlights major flaw in Offences against Public Property Act, AG Dept.’s failure By Shamindra Ferdinando The Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar had dismissed some of the charges filed against former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake, fugitive ex-Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran and nine others in respect of Treasury bond scam perpetrated on 29 March 2016, due […]
… also indicted for attempt to assassinate MR after war By Shamindra Ferdinando Over 13 years after the successful conclusion of the war, the Colombo High Court has sentenced an ex-LTTE intelligence wing member, Thangavelu Nimalan, to life imprisonment. The Colombo HC gave the ruling on 28 Feb., amidst ongoing efforts to abolish the Prevention […]
By Chaminda Silva SLFP General Secretary and State Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara yesterday said that his party would present a 15-point programme to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa during the meeting with him scheduled to be held tomorrow. The 15-point programme containing proposed solutions for the current crises in the country had been prepared by the SLFP several […]
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) office in Colombo has decided to amplify its battle to minimize sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Sri Lanka by assisting Women Development Officers to accelerate the digitalization process for a better follow up mechanism, timely referral and response and continuous capacity development amidst the pandemic to improve service quality […]