


Close on the heels of the deportation of JVP MP Anuruddha
Polgampola from Japan for smuggling a person, one of Sri Lanka’s top
athletes, Prasanna Sampath Amarasekere has been arrested, along with two
other athletes, Lalitha Shanthi Irangani and Geetha Nandani for
collaborating with a notorious human smuggler.
Amarasekere had represented the Sri Lanka Army. The women
athletes had represented the Sri Lanka Navy and the country at
international level.

Nafeek case: Father willing
to forgive
The Kingdom’s Human Rights
Commission will attempt to persuade the mother of an infant who died in
the care of a Sri Lankan woman hired as a house cleaner but given nanny
duties to cease pursuit of the death penalty.
India, Sri Lanka sign
agreement on scientific cooperation
In a major boost to bilateral scientific
and technical cooperation, India and Sri Lanka have signed an agreement to
hold workshops and seminars as well as exchange visits by scientists and
research workers.



