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UN writes to Sri Lanka over failure to meet deadline on torture report

The United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) has written to Sri Lanka, after the government failed to respond to a report, which called for information மேலும் படிக்க...

Offshore prospecting for oil commences

Research vessel BGP Pioneer, sailing under the Panama flag, yesterday (2) commenced seismic data acquisition, to explore Sri Lanka’s prospects of petroleum மேலும் படிக்க...

Displeased with TNA’s role, Wiggy to decide on his political future

Northern Chief Minister C V Wigneswaran will consider either forming a new party and continue his politics or exert pressure on the government to win rights of மேலும் படிக்க...

House to debate payments to OMP members

Parliament will, on Tuesday, debate a motion for the payment of emoluments to the 7 members of the Office of Missing Persons (OMP) including its Chairman. மேலும் படிக்க...

Oil exploration in Eastern seas of Sri Lanka begins today

Petroleum exploration activities in the eastern seas, covering Trincomalee and Batticaloa, have commenced today with the arrival of a vessel of the BGP Marine மேலும் படிக்க...

Military refusing to obey Government on land issue says Zeid

Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, who steps down from his post today, says the military is refusing to obey the Government on மேலும் படிக்க...

Malcolm Turnbull in arrested Sri Lankan’s terror hit list

Mohamed Nizamdeen from Sri Lanka who was arrested in Sydney and charged with terrorism-related offences, had Australia’s then Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull மேலும் படிக்க...

SL man arrested over terror offences in Sydney

A Sri Lankan man employed by a Sydney university has been charged over a document that police allege contained plans for terrorism attacks, the Guardian மேலும் படிக்க...

Rupee in freefall as US $ gains

The United States dollar reached another milestone yesterday (29), with the greenback rising to Rs 162.50, in the average selling price for telegraphic மேலும் படிக்க...

India ready to assist Sri Lanka in any way it desires: PM Narendra Modi to Maithripala Sirisena

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he had "extensive deliberations" on various aspects of India-Sri Lanka ties during a meeting with President Maithripala மேலும் படிக்க...