Addressing the 30 year development plan of the Colombo North Port workshop, on Friday (21) in Colombo, President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized that the government’s intention is to make Sri Lanka an air and sea hub in the region.
The Marine Environment Prevention Authority (MEPA) is to handover a final damage evaluation report to the attorney general in the coming week with regard to the X-Press Pearl marine disaster.
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) led by former president Maithripala Sirisena has failed in an attempt to get its breakaways who have joined the government to return to the party, political sources said.
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has asked the Sri Lankan Government to repeal laws that criminalise homosexuality and LGBT people.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) together with the European Union (EU) today officially launched a new programme to strengthen food security in Sri Lanka by boosting the productivity and sustainability of the paddy cultivation sector.
The parliament’s agenda for the coming week will include a resolution for the removal of Janaka Ratnayake as chairman of the Public Utilities Commission (PUCSL), according to sources in parliament.
The SLPP wants the justice minister to give an assurance that the proposed anti-terrorism act is not against the constitution, fundamental human rights and democracy if it is to support the bill’s passage in parliament.
The Civil Security Department stands accused of forcible takeover and occupation of a farming land in Mullaitivu.
A catholic priest and human rights activist in the Wanni, who has died in a claymore attack blamed on the military, has been remembered on his 15th death anniversary.
Protests have taken place in the eastern province as well to demand justice for the victims of the Easter Sunday terror attacks.
