Category: LOCAL

Anbumani Ramdoss Supports International Probe

Anbumani Ramdoss Supports International Probe

Oct 1, 2015

Tamil Nadu's Pattali Makkal Kachchi MP Anbumani Ramadoss on Wednesday made a strong case for international inquiry into the war ... Read More

President Calls For Strengthening Of Laws To Protect Children

President Calls For Strengthening Of Laws To Protect Children

Oct 1, 2015

The society has shirked its unconditional responsibility for the protection of children and this mistake must be rectified immediately, President ... Read More

Premier Calls For Reduction Of Sexual Tension In Society

Premier Calls For Reduction Of Sexual Tension In Society

Oct 1, 2015

Sri Lanka needs to carry out a broad plan to minimize sexual tension in society, expand sex education and develop ... Read More

160 persons diagnosed with HIV-AIDS as of October this year alone: Dr. Sisira Liyanage

160 persons diagnosed with HIV-AIDS as of October this year alone: Dr. Sisira Liyanage

Oct 1, 2015

The Ministry of health today (01) stated that the authorities have identified 160 persons diagnosed with HIV-AIDS as of October ... Read More

Stop Violence, For Our Children

Stop Violence, For Our Children

Oct 1, 2015

Today is International Children's Day. Recent events in Sri Lanka and around the world reminded once again that children are ... Read More

Susil To Join PM In Official Visit To Japan

Susil To Join PM In Official Visit To Japan

Oct 1, 2015

Minister of Science, Technology and Research Susil Premajayantha, who was also the former United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) General Secretary, ... Read More

Paranagama Hits Out At Prince Zeid

Paranagama Hits Out At Prince Zeid

Oct 1, 2015

Responding to the UN Human Rights High Commissioner Prince Zeid’s call to disband the Sri Lankan Missing Persons’ Commission and ... Read More

Southern Province Dy. Chairman Remanded For Allegedly Tarnishing Image Of Sirisena

Southern Province Dy. Chairman Remanded For Allegedly Tarnishing Image Of Sirisena

Oct 1, 2015

Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya ordered Southern Provincial Council Deputy Chairman Sampath Athukorala to be remanded till October 5 on ... Read More

Zeid’s Demands “Unwarranted And Intolerable”, Says G.L. Peiris

Zeid’s Demands “Unwarranted And Intolerable”, Says G.L. Peiris

Oct 1, 2015

The demand by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Prince Zeid, that Sri Lanka should scrap the Commission on ... Read More

Sri Lanka to assist with Maldives blast probe

Sri Lanka to assist with Maldives blast probe

Oct 1, 2015

An investigations team from Sri Lanka will travel to neigbouring Maldives to assist in the ongoing investigation into the explosion ... Read More

“SL judicial system isn’t equipped to probe war crimes”:UNHRC Chief Zeid Ra’ad

“SL judicial system isn’t equipped to probe war crimes”:UNHRC Chief Zeid Ra’ad

Oct 1, 2015

UN Human Rights Chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein justifying the OISL report recommendation for a hybrid special court to address ... Read More

VIDEO: We must deal honestly with the past: President at UN

VIDEO: We must deal honestly with the past: President at UN

Oct 1, 2015

President Maithripala Sirisena addressing the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York yesterday, stated that a ... Read More

Top international prosecutor to visit SL in October

Top international prosecutor to visit SL in October

Oct 1, 2015

The Representative of the Japanese Delegation today stated at the UNHRC that Motoo Noguchi - a top international prosecutor will ... Read More

Anuradhapura Governor hospitalised

Anuradhapura Governor hospitalised

Oct 1, 2015

North Central Province Governor P.B. Dissanayaka has been hospitalised due to a sudden illness while attending the ‘Elder’s Day” event ... Read More

Lawlessness victimizing the public: Namal Rajapakse

Lawlessness victimizing the public: Namal Rajapakse

Oct 1, 2015

Hambantota district Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaka stated that criminal activities in the country had drastically increased in recent months while the ... Read More