The government insisted that the impeachment of Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake was constitutional. Addressing the ongoing session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, the Sri Lankan delegation at the session said that as a founding member of the Commonwealth, Sri Lanka is firmly committed to the values and principles of the organisation. “Due process [...]
India has once again denied reports of leaks having developed in critical equipment of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant which could result in radiation leaks posing a threat to Sri Lanka. The Indian High Commission in Colombo said that that these reports are totally baseless and that there has been no radiation leak at the [...]
The 22nd Session of the Human Rights Council opened today with statements by Remigiusz A. Henczel President of the Human Rights Council, Vuk Jeremic, President of the General Assembly and Navanethem Pillay, High Commissioner for Human Rights. This was followed by the commencement of the High Level segment where country statements were delivered. Sri [...]
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has ordered a special investigation into the shooting incident involving The Sunday Leader journalist Faraz Shauketaly, President’s spokesman Mohan Samaranayake said. The IGP had been instructed to appoint a team to investigate the incident. Shauketaly was shot at by a group of unidentified men in his house at hotel road in Mount [...]
A mother and her child were killed following a fire at a house in Killiyapitiya this morning, the police media unit said. The police said that the two victims were asleep in the house when it was on fire and they were burned to death. The police identified the victims as a 37 year old woman and [...]
Over 200 students of the Nugawela boys school in Kandy were admitted to hospital today after suffering from an allergic reaction. The latest incident comes after 1000 children were hospitalized in Gampola this week after suffering from the allergic reaction. The children were from the Jinaraja Balika (girl’s) school. Gampola Hospital Director Sarath Weerabandara had [...]
The United Nations has stood by a decision to censor parts of the internal review report on Sri Lanka, saying it was done to protect the names of some UN staff and also strictly confidential documents. UN Chef de Cabinet, Susana Malcorra told reporters in New York there was a decision taken after a [...]
A Tamil refugee branded a security threat by ASIO and held in detention in Melbourne has attempted to take his life, following a suicide attempt last week by another Tamil man in Sydney. Managing arrivals from Sri Lanka has emerged as the biggest challenge for immigration authorities, with the latest boat intercepted at Cocos [...]
Another group of Sri Lankan men have been sent home to Sri Lanka from Christmas Island to Colombo today, the Australian High Commission in Colombo said. This is the sixth involuntary removal to take place in the last week and was made up of 32 Sri Lankan men, all recent arrivals from a number of different [...]
Democratic National Alliance (DNA) parliamentarian Ajith Kumara has decided to sit independently in parliament. He announced his decision in parliament today, just days after DNA MPs Arjuna Ranathunga and Tiran Alles decided to leave the alliance. Ranathunga and Alles resigned following comments made against them by Democratic Party leader Sarath Fonseka.
