UN rights chief alarmed over human rights trends; calls for more reforms in Sri Lanka
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday (25) said she was deeply alarmed over a number of human rights trends in Sri Lanka.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday (25) said she was deeply alarmed over a number of human rights trends in Sri Lanka.
Dariya Fonina, a Ukrainian tourist stranded in Sri Lanka says it would be a “nice gift” if the Sri Lanka government reduces or withdraws fees for the renewal of their visas.
The Radical Centre, an apolitical movement launched by the late Minister Mangala Samaraweera has demanded the government find the perpetrators of the deadly 2019 Easter Sunday attacks instead of persecuting investigators who have taken part in the investigations related to terror attacks.
Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says that the latest revelations made by the former Director of the Criminal Investigations Department Shani Abeysekara has raised serious concerns regarding the investigations into the Easter Sunday attacks.
(Reuters) - Oil prices surged, with Brent breaching $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014 on Thursday as Russia attacked Ukraine, exacerbating concerns that a war in Europe could disrupt global energy supplies.
The United National Party today (23) met with the election commission to discuss the reduction in the number of new voters who have been registered.
Former President Maithripala Sirisena has extended an invitation to the constituent parties of the ruling coalition, it is learnt.
The Chairman of the National Movement for Social Justice Karu Jayasuriya yesterday (22) charged that certain people are still trying to create racial and religious divisions even amidst a pandemic.
Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has left the island today morning (23) with a special delegation, it is learnt.
In a victory for both Sri Lanka’s environment as well as its corporate sector landscape, Swisstek Aluminium was recently awarded the GREENSL® Certification by the Green Building Council of Sri Lanka (GBCSL), marking the assurance that sustainability is at the heart of manufacturing its entire range of aluminium extrusion products.