Sri Lanka
Clarification: Ministry responds to “Minister throws wrench in Rs. 900 million electricity project” article
The Ministry of Plantations and Rural Infrastructure Development has clarified allegations regarding lands within conservation boundaries being illegally transferred to a former Governor...
Minister throws wrench in Rs. 900 million electricity project
A Farmers’ Organisation has written to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake regarding political interference over an electricity project. An electricity project was set to...
Petition from North urging Tamil political prisoners’ freedom
A campaign has been launched in the North to collect signatures for a petition seeking the release of Tamil political prisoners who have...
Five slain schoolboys remembered in Trincomalee
A commemoration has been held in Trincomalee in the memory of a group of students who had been shot dead by government defense...
Patali raises concerns over Govt.’s new tax regime
The leader of the United Republican Front (URF) Patali Champika Ranawaka said that the government has burdened the public with a regime of...
“Viru Upahara” isn’t a banned word: Tamil politician tells Police
A Tamil political activist and former Chairman of the Karachchi Pradeshya Sabha was summoned by the Counter Terrorism Investigation Division (CTID), to inquire...
Govt. imposes taxes on essential goods
The government has imposed taxes under the special commodity levy act on several commodities coming under 63 categories from 01 January. A statement...
Immigration officials apologize for blocking HRCSL visit to Rohingyas
The chief of Sri Lanka’s Immigration and Emigration Department has apologized to the state’s human rights body for refusing to allow their officials...
