Geneva ; A resolution against the country? Or a resolution against...

This is an interview by MediaLK with Ruki Fernando, a human rights activist, regarding the current misconceptions in the society about the resolution adopted...

Sri Lanka is making ‘factually incorrect’ claims as to Indian High...

.The statement made by the Government of Sri Lanka that the Indian High Commission has approved the proposal to hand over the Colombo Port...

Truth behind PM’s revelation on Kadirgamar assassins

Senior lawyers point out the statement made by Prime Minister Mahinda Rapajaksa claiming that all suspects of the assassination of assassination of eminent Foreign...

Statement by the Police Media Spokesman is false

Riyadh Bathiudeen who was arrested in connection with the Easter Sunday bombing and detained for 168 days was released due to lack of evidence...

Alleged ‘Qatar Charity’ is a registered institution in Sri Lanka; Also...

Qatar Charity was registered as an organization at the NGO Secretariat and also gazetted by the State Ministry of Internal Security, Home affairs and...

Uma Oya project: A silent disaster raging under the radar

(Akitha Wijayasinghe) Bandarawela is famed for its climate and the spectacular scenery. It's quite hard to find someone who wouldn't love to be there. But...

Makadure Madush ; killed at the place that made him a monster

(By Tharindu Jayawardhana | Translated by Akitha Wijayasinghe) Samarasinghe Arachchige Madush Lakshitha alias Makandure Madush, who was being questioned by the CID on a detention...

We cannot survive in isolation- HRCSL Chairman, Jagath Balasuriya

Having previously served as a Cabinet Minister as well as a Governor, Dr. Jagath Balasuriya has been appointed as the Chairman of the Human...

Monarakale Estate: A little known village where illicit liquor taverns prosper

(Akitha Wijayasinghe) Monarakale Estate in Monaragala District is highly unlikely to be known by many of the islanders. You can get there by taking a...

Law and its structure: Duminda Silva’s freedom

(By Tharindu Jayawardhana | Translated by Akitha Wijayasinghe) The Sunday Times reported that a group of parliamentarians signed a letter demanding a presidential pardon for...

Increasingly fenced in Rambaken Oya Milk Farmers hope for indigenous land

(Nethmi Rajawasam and MediaLK Team) Increasingly fenced in Rambaken Oya Milk Farmers hope for indigenous land The milk farmer settlers of Galwala Yaya in Rambaken Oya,...

Petrol prices: LP 92 43.9% increase from Jan 2019 price

(Nethmi Rajawasam) The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has increased the price of petrol (LP 92 Octane) by Rs. 20, from Rs. 157 to Rs. 177...

Questioning of Father Cyril Gamini by the CID continues over 5 long hours

(Nethmi Rajawasam) Reverend Cyril Gamini Fernando who has been accused of defaming the Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) Major-General Suresh Salley, arrived at...

Prison Protest Ends : Demands Remain Unanswered

(Nethmi Rajawasam) The protesting inmates serving long-term prison sentences in the Welikada prison on 28th ended their month-long rooftop protest demanding the due reductions and...

Repeal Prevention of Terrorism Act to Meet International Commitments – Human Rights Watch

The Sri Lankan government’s pardon of 16 prisoners convicted under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), however welcome, does not address the urgent need...