Sri Lanka has rejected the Human Rights High Commission proposal to refer her to the International Criminal Court.
In its reply to the High Commissioner’s report, the government said ‘it has rejected the Human Rights High Commissioner’s proposal in...
“We believe an inflection point will be reached in Q2 21, based on our view that growth will be weak and the fiscal and external positions will remain under pressure” -Barclays Singapore
Sri Lanka’s external debt dynamics are...
Core Group on Lanka to present resolution at the UNHRC
• The resolution will include the critical observations and harsh prescriptions of the UN’s Human Rights High Commissioner, Michele Bachelet.
The Core Group on Sri Lanka in the UN Human...
That will, sadly, be Ranil Wickremesinghe’s footnote in history.
Everything, Lord Buddha said, is impermanent. At the risk of sounding sacrilegious, Ranil Wickremesinghe’s wasn’t around at that time as the leader of the United National Party (UNP).
Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister...
A writ petition filed in the Court of Appeal
Sri Lanka lost 118 out of 194 matches since 2016 denoting a
dismal performance
The Court of Appeal yesterday issued notices on Minister of Sports,
President of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and several others...
Private sector investment and involvement in developing ports emerged as a significant requirement in the 1980s. By this time, many ports had become bottlenecks to the efficient distribution chains of which they are an essential component. Government investments into...
• SC holds 15-year-old student's Fundamental Rights have been violated due to a punishment in the form of Corporal Punishment
• Justice S thurairajah delivering the order states “Sri Lanka as a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the...
That is the question that must be on the minds of Sri Lankans after the events of last week following the controversy over the proposed sale of the East Container Terminal (ECT) of the Colombo Port to Indian interests.
To...
Indian High Commission says all parties are bound by the May 2019 the trilateralAgreement
Colombo, February 1: Reacting to signals from the Sri Lankan government that it is opting out of the May 2019 trilateral Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC)...
Interview with Foreign Secretary Admiral Professor
Jayanath Colombage
by SARASI WIJERATNE
A consensual Resolution on Sri Lanka at the UNHRC will be a politically challenging one to implement
The Human Rights Commissioner’s report mentions targeted sanctions, asset freeze and travel bans that the...
