Eight Tamil diaspora organisations welcomed the High Commissioner’s report on human rights in Sri Lanka ahead of the 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) and called on member states to pass a strong resolution on Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) will initiate legal action against eight of its members after they accepted ministerial portfolios in the government in violation of a decision by the party, its leader Maithripala Sirisena has decided.
Ravi Karunanayake, a former finance minister, has called for a united effort to end the 25-odd years of politics that has sent the country begging from the outside world.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has written to his counterpart in the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan concerning bilateral ties between the two countries.
Former Superintendent of Police in Gampaha Lakshman Cooray and three others have been indicted on charges of planning to kill former president Mahinda Rajapaksa during an election rally 13 years ago.
Sri Lanka will replace the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTV) with a more comprehensive national security legislation in accordance with international best practices, Foreign Minister Ali Sabri told the 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva yesterday (12).
Relatives of missing persons are deeply concerned that the 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council has failed to stress the need for an international inquiry against the Sri Lankan state.
Two activists of the recent anti-government protests, Nadeera Francis and Nalinda Cooray, have been released on bail.
Mr L. H. Creasy Silva (93), former Chairman, Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB), husband of late Mrs. Sumana Silva and beloved father of General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and former Commander of the Army, passed away on Tuesday (13).
The media has been extensively reporting that the son of former president Chandrika Kumaratunga will soon enter politics.
