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A senior Police officer, already transferred over an incident involving a driver, Mr. Mishara Ranasinghe on the road, has now been accused of torture and sexual abuse, in a letter sent to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa…
The Ports, Water Supply and Petroleum Trade Unions are also protesting today (03) in support of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Joint Trade Union Alliance (CEAA) demanding the cancellation of the agreement to transfer 40%…
Archbishop Cyril Gamini, the media spokesman for the Archdiocese of Easter Committee, has filed a fundamental rights petition in the Supreme Court today (02) seeking an injunction restraining his arrest. The Fundamental Rights Petition has…
The government has received information about several insurance companies in Sri Lanka that violate the trade union rights of employees. The government says that a delegation from the Life Insurance Agents Association met Minister of…
The principle of one law, one country is upheld by the constitution of the country, which however makes an exception for personal laws. The government has announced its intention to amend the Muslim Marriage and…
Former President Maithripala Sirisena has said that he considers the blacklisting of the People's Bank by China as an unjust and serious mistake. The former President was responding to a question raised by journalists at…
It has been revealed that a secret report of a legal officer has led to the removal of the indictment against the former Navy Commander accused of abducting and disappearing eleven persons including youths. Additional…
Today (01) it was reported in the media that 37 police officers who are addicted to drugs are on active duty in the Western Province. This was revealed by a survey conducted by the Police…
A statement on enforced disappearances \Every year, on the 27th of October, there is a commemoration of the persons who have been made to disappear by force. The day is called ‘the day of commemoration…
The health guidelines were relaxed from yesterday (31) to allow the country to function normally from today by removing the country's travel restrictions. Accordingly, the government stated that the train service as well as the…
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