UN extends Sri Lanka accountability project for two more years, drops foreign judges in local judicial mechanism
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has adopted a new resolution extending the Office of the High Commissioner for…
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Govt. rejects external evidence gathering resolution
Sri Lanka has rejected the resolution 60/L.1/Rev.1 presented to the UN Human Rights Council as the government couldn’t, under any…
Fonseka says he can be the benevolent dictator that Sri Lanka needs
… accuses Rajapaksas of betrayal, asks AKD to set up inquiry Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka yesterday (07) said that he…
India aligns with AKD’s ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ initiative
Aligned with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ initiative announced on 01 January 2025 and Swachhata Hi Seva 2025…
CEB engineers’ union warns of economic fallout from new power sector restructuring
The Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers’ Union (CEBEU) has issued a stark warning that the government’s sweeping power sector restructuring, under…
Mannar civil society groups slam govt.’s ‘undemocratic’ wind power and mineral extraction decision
The Federation of Community Based Organisations in Mannar has written to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake condemning what it called an…
UN resolution on SL to be put for vote this week
Twenty-two countries have signed on as co-sponsors to a revised UN resolution that will be voted on this week, extending…
Delay in energy sector reforms: WB warns SL, calls for pruning of public service
The World Bank has warned parliament over Sri Lanka’s continuing failure to implement urgently required energy sector reforms. The WB…
Ayurveda docs on warpath to win back discontinued service allowance
Government Ayurveda Medical Officers yesterday threatened to launch a countrywide agitation and strike unless their additional service allowance is restored. The Joint…
Surge in calls via national mental health helpline
Sri Lanka’s national mental health helpline has received 19,000 calls recorded during the past nine months alone, the National Institute…