UN rights office urges Sri Lanka to reveal fate of the disappeared
The call accompanies the launch of a key report by OHCHR, highlighting also the need for the Government to acknowledge the involvement of State security forces and to issue a…
Adrift at sea for 28 days, struggles continue for Sri Lankan migrants
Selvan is heading out on his motorcycle to buy groceries from a nearby shop in the city of Jaffna in Sri Lanka, but the direct sunlight disturbs him, making it…
World News in Brief: COVID risk still high worldwide, massive Congo flood displacement, concern over Sri Lanka drugs crackdown
The virus is still circulating globally but relatively few countries are following infections closely, meaning the actual threat due to the coronavirus and its variants could be anything from two…
Sri Lanka urged to conduct probe into 2019 attack
Addressing the forum in Geneva, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Nada-Al Nashif also urged the Sri Lankan authorities to accelerate investigations and prosecutions probing cases of human rights violations,…
Accountability key to Sri Lanka’s future: UN rights chief
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, stressed the urgency of addressing these challenges if the country is to move forward, recalling the 2022 anti-Government protests demanding a fairer…
India and Sri Lanka have taken an important decision to trade in rupees
New Delhi: India and Sri Lanka have taken an important decision to trade in rupees. According to foreign media reports, India and Sri Lanka have decided to conduct bilateral trade…
First ever Quran memorization and recitation competition in Sri Lanka
For the first time in the history of Sri Lanka, the Quran memorization and recitation competition is going to be held in which 1500 male and female students will participate.…
Sri Lankan doctors removed the world’s largest kidney stone weighing 801 grams
Doctors in Sri Lanka removed the world’s largest kidney stone by performing an operation. The operation to remove the world’s largest and heaviest kidney stone took place on June 1…
Export of 100,000 monkeys from Sri Lanka unknown, Chinese Embassy
The Chinese Embassy in Colombo has shown ignorance regarding the export of 100,000 monkeys. China’s National Forestry and Grassland Administration, which oversees the export and import of wild animals and…
Sri Lanka receives first tranche of bailout from International Monetary Fund
Ranil Wickramasinghe said that the tranche will pave the way for better financial discipline for Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka receives first tranche of bailout from International Monetary Fund. Sri Lankan…