• Experience shows that the restoration of democracy has not brought relief to Myanmar's minorities
The on-going Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) in Myanmar against the imposition of military rule on February 1, has assumed unprecedented proportions. Into its 20 th.day on...
The Core group of Countries prescribe remedial measures on a host of issues
The draft resolution on Sri Lanka to be presented by the core group of countries at the February –March session of the UNHRC calls upon the country...
• Petitioners allege that the SLRC censored a live TV programme
• Court holds that the nature of the expression being political is certainly not a criterion recognized in the Constitution to limit freedom of expression.
The Supreme Court has ordered...
SLNS Gajabahu took part in the Aman-21 international exercise and also a bilateral Pak-Lanka exercise in the north Arabian Sea
The Sri Lankan navy participated in the multi-national maritime exercise AMAN-2021 hosted by the Pakistan Navy under the theme ‘Together...
India today denied that the understanding between India and Sri Lanka to jointly develop and operate the Upper Tank Farm at Trincomalee has been scrapped.
In a statement the Indian High Commission stated there is no truth in reports in...
Sri Lanka made its response to the OCHR in a point by point form taking into consideration the entire gammut of the document produced by the OCHR.
Here is the full response of the governement
Archbishop Malcom Cardinal Ranjith file writ petition in the Court of Appeal
5400 swords yet to be recovered out of 6000 imported
The Court of Appeal today issued notices on several respondents including Inspector General of Police and CID...
Amnesty International in its latest report raises concerns about the shrinking space for dissent in Sri Lanka and the lack of credible domestic mechanisms for redress only a year after the government came to power. It points out that...
Requests SC to direct AG and IGP to expedite investigations into her complaints
Appeared in many high profile cases including the alleged abduction of 11 persons in 2009
Attorney-at-Law Achala Seneviratne who appeared on behalf of aggrieved parties in...
Speaker cites COVID-19 and its new variant as the reason for the cancellation
Others think it is to address India’s concerns
The Sri Lankan government has cancelled Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s address to the Lankan parliament which had...
AG gives undertaking to the Court of Appeal
The Attorney General has instructed IGP not to take legal action against the motorcyclists wearing full-face helmets as per the gazette notification issued in 2017, the Court of Appeal was informed yesterday.
Additional...
• GoSL puts India in a spin over ECT deal
• Tamil and Muslim political parties and civil society on a paada yaatra for justice
• Conservationists say Government’s record has been the worst for environmental protection amidst mass...
