Having blown hot and cold on the Matale mass grave for weeks, the JVP has finally called for a probe even at the risk of opening up a can of worms for itself. On Monday, it reiterated its call, demanding that all those responsible for killing 154 people whose bones were found there be brought to justice. It claims that the victims were its activists tortured and killed during its second uprising in the late 1980s.

We are glad to share with you the first issue of Sri Lankave Manave Himicam which is a monthly publication of the Asian Human Rights Commission in Sinhala.

This issue covers many current issues relating to human rights in Sri Lanka such as the resolution before the United Nations for Reconciliation and Accountability in Sri Lanka and the opportunities that this resolution opens up for resolving some of the troubling problems in the country, the mass grave found in Matale and its implications; the long-standing problem of the k

Patients have been severely inconvenienced due to a strike launched by the minor staff of the National Hospital.

The patients complain that they have been standing in queues from early Tuesday morning but the staff had not been attending to their duty.

The minor staff of the National Hospital were engaged in a strike from Monday.
The patients complained that they were severely inconvenienced due to the situation.

Doctors in the Polonnaruwa district have commenced a strike.

Chairman of the Polonnaruwa Branch of the Government Medical Officers' Association, Dr. Nihal Gunathilaka says that the strike is being carried out in protest against the alleged corrupt activities of a Public Health Inspector in the district.

A campaign organised by the Government Ayurvedic Officers' Union, to collect signatures for a public petition, commenced in the Colombo Fort on Monday.

Signatures were obtained for a public petition protesting against direct political interference in the Ayurvedic service in the form of transferring Ayurvedic doctors, and suppressing trade union leaders in the Government Ayurvedic Service.

Cuddalore MP K S Azhagiri raised doubts over Prabhakaran’s son Balachandran’s death and claimed that there was no video evidence on the killing by the Sri Lankan armed forces.

The Congress MP made the statement while addressing a public meeting arranged by the youth Congress at Cuddalore Old Town on Sunday night.

“Some parties were playing politics by taking up the issue of 12-year-old Balachandran’s death. However, there was no video evidence available on how Balachandran was killed. It was

It has been a long wait, but finally Mr. and Mrs Jawath’s home is complete. The Jawaths live in the village of Rasool Puthveli in Mannar District in northern Sri Lanka. In 1990, when the long-running conflict in Sri Lanka came to their doorstep, they were forced to flee. For over 20 years they lived in different parts of the North, moving with the ebb and flow of the war, constantly seeking shelter and protection. In 2008, it was safe to return to Rasool Puthveli, and Mr. Jawath built a small hut on the land belonging to his father

Clothes from the store were strewn on the ground and The mob shattered glass, and Army personnel were deployed to defuse the tension

This week saw a storm of controversy as Pepiliyana was struck by a couple of attacks on Thursday (28) night.
The Emerald Trading Company was subject to a sudden arson attack when a domestic matter spiraled out of control. Emerald Trading, which is a car salesroom, is owned by partners Murshid Sadun and Amjad Sathik – who also happens to be a captain at the national carrier Sri Lankan Ai

The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) says it lacks sufficient officials to monitor and inspect all the children’s homes in the country.�Assistance had been sought from the Department of Probation and Child Care Services (DPCCS), the authority’s Director, Anoma Dissanayake, said.

The director revealed the state of affairs when questioned about the recently-discovered scandal in the Tissamaharama children’s home, where the youth in care been used to kill pigs in a slaughter-house run by the home&rsq

The UNP has decided to take legal action against the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), if the latter goes ahead with much speculated electricity price hike.

UNP Deputy General Secretary, Dr Jayalath Jayawardana, MP, in a brief interview with The Island said that his party believed that the government should not permit the increase in electricity prices at a moment when the masses were suffering under the heavy burden of high cost of living.