- 22 January 2019
UK court orders arrest of Sri Lanka Brigadier
A Sri Lankan diplomat Brigadier Priyanka Fernando was found guilty by a British court for making multiple throat slitting gestures against Tamil demonstrators outside the High Commission in London on 4 February 2018. On 21 Monday, the West......
- 18 January 2019
Probe on editor’s killing forced to a stop by top political authority
Investigations on the daylight murder of a leading Sri Lankan editor ten years ago, have ground to a halt due to political pressure from the highest levels of political authority, JDS learns. Founding editor of the now defunct..........
- 04 January 2019
Sri Lanka navy top brass in “sinister plot” against investigators and witness
Details have emerged of senior Sri Lankan naval officers planning to harm the chief investigator and key witness in high profile cases of abduction, torture and extrajudicial killings. Investigators of.........
- 16 November 2018
Sri Lanka's disputed PM sacked by parliament for second time (VIDEO)
Mahinda Rajapaksa, controversially appointed as the 'prime minister' of Sri Lanka, was stripped of his post by parliament for the second time within two days. On Friday, a majority of lawmakers in the 225 member assembly backed a no confidence motion..........
- 18 January 2019
Sri Lankan brigadier summoned to UK court for ‘throat slit’ threat
A former Sri Lankan diplomat serving in the military has been summoned to a British court to face a prosecution on his alleged death threats to a group of protesters. Former defence attaché Andige Priyanka Indunil Fernando has been accused of..............
- 02 January 2019
Sri Lanka president ducks deadline to release occupied land (VIDEO)
Tamils in Sri Lanka’s war torn north were forced to continue with their protest to end military occupation as the president failed to meet his own deadline of handing back their land before the dawn of the new year. Displaced land........
- 14 November 2018
Sri Lanka parliament ousts twenty day PM, leaving uncertainty
Sri Lanka president's choice prime minister alongside his government was sacked on their first day in parliament, leaving the country without a clear administration. On Wednesday (14), a majority of lawmakers voted against Mahinda.....
