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The 'Journalists for Rights' organization issued a press statement condemning the attack on Chamudithas House. In their statements they urge the media community to take this attack seriously. Further they urge the Media Minister and the…
The government has decided to increase the Samurdhi allowance by 28% from Valentine's Day as a remedy for the rising cost of living. Accordingly, the allowance of Rs. 3500.00 will be increased to Rs. 4500.00…
It is reported that several power plants in the island have become inactive due to various reasons, when the government advertises to extinguish even one lamp to recover from the power crisis in the country.…
Representatives of civil society organizations in Sri Lanka have demanded the complete repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism Provisions Amendment Bill, which has been gazetted by the Government of Sri Lanka. Civil society's statement on…
160 civil society activists and 47 organizations issued a statement of solidarity condemning the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' response to former commissioner of the Human Rights Commission Ms. Ambika Satkunanthan. Full publication On 27 January…
The Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa told the media yesterday that black money was used to buy military equipment during the Sri Lankan civil war. This has attracted the attention of many countries in the…
By Mytili Bala. Sri Lanka was advised to more narrowly define terrorism to safeguard freedoms of expression, association, opinion, religion or belief The most obvious change in the Bill would reduce the maximum period…
European Union (EU) indicated today that the special Generalised System of Preferences (GSP+) offered by the EU to Sri Lanka hung in the balance. GSP+ is the system of preferential trading arrangements through which the…
One of the most striking characteristics of the two years of governance of the current regime is its confusion in decision making as well as implementation of its own decisions. This has been manifest in…
Here is the full text of the Briefing Note submitted by the GoSL. At the 48th Session of the Human Rights Council in September 2021, Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris stated that Sri Lanka is…
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