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I write to thank thousands of Sri Lankan armed forces’ members for their exemplary and attentive services extended in handling efficiently the vaccination program of Sri Lankans who are waging an unenviable war against the Covid-19 epidemic and according to..

A federation of Australian Sri Lankans associations has written to President of European Commission questioning the mandate given by EU to so called human right champion Yesmin Sooka. The letter sent by the media spokesman of the federation, Ranjith Soysa seeks..

A Presidential Commission of Inquiry for Appraisal of the Findings of Previous Commissions and Committees on Human Rights and the Way Forward has stated that the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) shouldn’t be repealed. The Commission has said that it..

Sri Lanka has signed a joint statement initiated by China, raising concerns on the human rights situation in the UK. The joint statement was delivered during the 47th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. “I have the..

Canada should be ashamed for several reasons. Firstly, Canada takes pride in throwing egg at other nations quoting human rights, democracy & freedoms but back home, Canada has been treating the natives of Canada inhumanely where assimilation schools have ended..

The US has imposed sanctions on 24 Chinese companies–including the builders of Colombo Port City–making it illegal for American companies to export products to these entities without a Government licence. In Colombo, the Chinese Embassy hit back at the latest..

First copies of historical sagas, ‘Vavuniya Puravidya Urumaya’ (Archaeological Heritage of Vavuniya) and ‘Lakdiva Sangrama Ithihasaya’ (History of Sri Lankan Warfare), authored by Major Sarath Jayawardene of the Army after conducting extensive researches into archaeological roots and physical visits, were..

The Sri Lankan government has apprised the European Union (EU) of the progress in specific areas of reconciliation, as part of its regular engagement and dialogue with the organization, says the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Accordingly, the ministry, on June..

Social activist who played a major role in the preservation of anuradahapura and making it a sacred city …taken into custody by the british rulers on 13 june 1903 Walisinghe Harischandra was born to the family of Walisinghe Hendrick de..

Sri Lanka, through its Ambassador in Washington Ravinatha Aryasinha, formally called on the US House Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) not to proceed with H. RES. 413 on Sri Lanka moved by Congresswoman Deborah Ross (Democrat/North Carolina) on 18 May 2021…