Concerning those surrendered and missing persons occurred in the north, there is no actuality or expectation in the internal investigations.  This establishes through government’s contradicting statements. Hence concerning this issue, an independent investigation should be held through international mechanism, was urged by Tamil National Alliance party yesterday.
 
President had informed he is not prepared for devolution of powers in his Independence Day speech was said by Tamil National Alliance Spokesperson an

The Archbishop of Colombo, Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith on Tuesday, complained in writing to Inspector General of Police N. K. Illangakoon of police harassment directed at Catholics and requested him to particularly stop the harassment of the parishioners and the parish priest by the Avissawella police.

Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has sent copies of his strongly-worded letter to the IGP to the Chairman of the Road Development Authority, DIG of Sabaragamuwa Province, Chief Engineer, Road Development Authority, Avissawella and OI

President meets Maha SanghaChief Mahanayaka Theras of all main Nikayas, Anunayaka Theras and Lekakadhikari Nayaka Theras met President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees, Wednesday (06).  The President summoned the meeting to consult the Mahasangha in building national. religious and coexistence in the country.

 

Anunayaka of the Siyam Nikaya Most Ven Niyangoda Wijithasiri Thera, Anunayaka of the Asgiri Chapter Most Ven. Galagama Dhammasiddhi Thera, Mahanayaka of the Sri Lanka Amarapura Maha Nikaya Most Ven

In the wake of JVP demanding a comprehensive investigation into the Matale mass grave, which has revealed 140 skulls and skeletal remains so far, the UNP too yesterday said it was the responsibility of the government to conduct an investigation into it.

UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake told The Island that the JVP could point the finger at the then UNP government for mass killings during the 1987 – 89 period, but it had not been proved so far that the then UNP government conducted those killings.

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Parliament yesterday moved a draft revision bill to revise legislation on terrorist financing.

 

The draft bill to amend the Convention on Suppression of Terrorist Financing Act No 25 of 2005 was presented to parliament by Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva yesterday and the debate on the proposed amendments will continue today as well.

 

Speaking on the Draft Bill, Deputy External Affairs Minister Neomal Perera said the objective of the Bill is to prevent collection of funds for terrori

Sri Lanka must find its own balance between free education and fee-based education, particularly in the field of tertiary education in order to bring maximum benefit to the wider economy, according to Global President of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), Sir Paul Judge.

“The benefit of education comes in two parts. Firstly, to the person who receives education, which gives them a direct benefit in terms of better career prospects and this in turn benefits the economy and society at large,” Sir Judge state

The Commonwealth should shift the venue of its November 2013 Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) from Sri Lanka unless its government makes prompt, measurable, and meaningful progress on human rights, Human Rights Watch said today in a public letter to Commonwealth Heads of Government. Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka on February 10, 2013 to discuss the upcoming meeting.

The Sri Lankan government under President Mahinda Rajapaksa has taken no meaningful steps to address serious abu

A group of protestors held a protest in front of the Vavuniya District Secretariat against the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) yesterday, saying the government has distributed Indian houses among Tamils, Sinhalese and Muslims equally.


They said the TNA is baselessly alleging houses have been given to Sinhalese and Muslims and a few Tamils, to arouse communal violence among the three different communities in Settikulam. Protestors showed placards and noted TNA MPs are trying to provoke communal violence for their poli

A school principal from Grandpass, arrested on charges of allegedly sexually molesting three female school students and committing an act of sodomy on a male student, was released Tuesday (5) on two surety bails of Rs 200,000 each, by the Colombo Additional Magistrate, Prasanna Alwis.

Grandpass Police informed the Courts the suspect D.M. Tikiri Banda, had molested two female students (3 years) another female student (9 years) and performed an act of sodomy on a male student.

Lawyer Kavinda Pasqual, who appeared for t

   A busy road in Colombo Sri Lanka: A Maldivian student has been arrested in Sri Lanka for the possession of illegal drugs. FILE PHOTO

    A busy road in Colombo Sri Lanka: A Maldivian student has been arrested in Sri Lanka for the possession of illegal drugs. FILE PHOTO

A Maldivian student has been arrested in Sri Lanka for the possession of illegal drugs.

The 24-year-old, who is following a designing course at the Academy of Design (AOD), was arrested on Sunday evening from Colom