Infertile couples in Sri Lanka now have a new avenue of treatment that could offer them a ray of hope. Stop boasting, be accountable A widely recognised Jaffna based human rights group has called on the government to show genuine accountability in respect of human rights rather than merely claim credit for a better track record. The latest UTHR report has spotlighted a horrible case of torture in the Manipay intelligence camp. Mendis back with a bang UNP veteran Wijeyapala Mendis yesterday tabled the Supreme Court judgment in Parliament, saying the findings now automatically disqualified, not him, but the motion which sought to expel him from Parliament. The University non academic staff whose week long strike has crippled all campuses yesterday decided to carry on their full scale agitation till their demands for pensions, better salaries and allowances are met, a spokesman said.
Police seek more notes About Rs.
1.8 million of the 20 million ransom taken from Company Director G.C. Wickremasinghe has still not been recovered and police have appealed for more public co-operation in getting this money back. The over 60 senior citizen population of Sri Lanka is gradually increasing from 9.1 per cent in 1995 to 21.5 per cent in 2030, according to statistics given in the latest Central Bank annual report. Police taking no chances in South Anti riot squads will be set up at every police station in the Southern province and mobile police squads will cover every polling station for the southern provincial election, next month, Deputy Inspector General B Liyanage said. Acting AG Mr. K.C. Kamalasabayson PC Solicitor General will act as Attorney General as Sarath Silva is out of the country. Midwives on the march today More than two thousand midwives will stage a protest march today- the International Day of the Midwives.