Sandya Ekneligoda, the wife of missing journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda, has accused the government of adopting impunity as its unofficial policy relating to human rights in Sri Lanka.
Two persons are being questioned at Mullaitivu police station following a protest against state-backed construction of a Buddhist temple at Kurunthurmalai in violation of a court order, says Journalists for Democracy – Sri Lanka.
SJB, MP Eran Wickramaratne warned the new President and the government not to get caught up in corruption, theft and irregularities and said that if they get caught up in them, the country will never be able to be rebuilt.
Corruption in Sri Lankan prisons is rampant and leads to attacks on inmates, Committee for protecting the Rights of the Prisoners (CPRP) has alleged.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has met Secretary General of the Commonwealth Patricia Scotland during his recent visit to the United Kingdom.
Minister Harin Fernando has had yet another mix-up of words, this time in parliament when he answered a question raised by SJB’s Hesha Withanage with regard to his state minister.
Senior presidential advisor on national security Sagala Ratnayaka says no politics will be allowed with the country’s economy.
The Army-groomed sportsmen and sportswomen who shone distinctively in the field of international sports were invited yesterday (20) to the Commander’s office at the Army HQ to receive appreciative compliments and cash incentives.
The National Movement for a Just Society has urged the government to provide solar panels to every place of religious worship.
An activist at the Galle Face promenade protest site, Avishka Viraj Konara, has been asked to report to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at 9.30 am today (21).
