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Sri Lanka's future does not revolve around the UNHRC

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- Another session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which concerned Sri Lanka, concluded last week, this time thankfully without making a spectacle at home. Those who rem... Read More


Deshabandu Tennakoon and the Weligama Hotel shooting incident

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- The Committee of Inquiry appointed in terms of Section 6 of the Removal of Officers (Procedure) Act No: 5 of 2002 to investigate and inquire into the allegations levelled against... Read More


Sri Lanka uniquely placed to benefit from growing maritime cooperation under BIMSTEC- General Secretary Indra Mani Pandey

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- General Secretary of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Indra Mani Pandey, in an interview with Daily Mirror, shares his vie... Read More


Wanninayake files writ petition to prevent arrest

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- Attorney-at-law Gunaratne Wanninayake yesterday (14) filed a writ petition before the Court of Appeal, seeking an order to prevent his arrest before being produced in court, in c... Read More


New plantation sector wage hike plan lacks economic logic: PA

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- Plantation companies yesterday pushed back against President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's bid to raise estate worker wages, warning the move has no firm economic logic and would sa... Read More


EV demand fades amid Customs fiasco

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- Electric Vehicle Owners Association (EVOA) says investors, consumers affected as EV imports face prolonged delays -- EVOA Convener Deelaka Pitagampola urges Govt. to intervene a... Read More


Sri Lanka's wildlife parks face dual threat of overcrowding and neglect, audit reveals

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- Sri Lanka's lucrative wildlife tourism sector, a cornerstone of its economic recovery, is facing a critical challenge of imbalance. Blockbuster national parks such as Yala are s... Read More


Limited export base restrains Sri Lanka from fully benefiting from EU's GSP+ scheme

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- Sri Lanka's limited export diversification and narrow production base have constrained the country from fully capitalizing on the benefits of the GSP+ (Generalized Scheme of Pref... Read More


Sewwandi fled by boat, spent three weeks in India before reaching Nepal

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- Police investigations have revealed that Ishara Sewwandi, the main suspect in the murder of organized crime figure Ganemulla Sanjeewa, fled Sri Lanka by boat from Jaffna and spen... Read More


COPA slams CMC over unauthorized funeral parlour on Borella Kanatte land

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has taken Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) to task for its failure to take action against an unauthorized funeral parlour on the land allocated... Read More