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Citizens of the Aragalaya Organization today submitted a letter to the United Nations office in Thummulla requesting that the Prevention of Terrorism Act be observed. The group also held a silent protest to demand the release of those detained under...

The Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) protested outside Parliament today against the increase in electricity tariffs. Several Opposition MPs took part in the protest, including SJB and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa and Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) leader Mano Ganesan. Sajith...

A petition accusing Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Sanath Nishantha of contempt of court has been filed. A lawyer filed the petition with the Court of Appeal today (29). Several people accused MP Sanath Nishantha of contempt of court...

All facilities are in place and the former President Gotabaya Rajapakse will arrive in Sri Lanka soon said Mr.Sagara Kariyawasam, Secretary General of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna . The Secretary General mentioned this while attending a press conference held today...

Long fuel queues seen due to shortage of fuel. People were standing in long queues to get fuel in many areas including Colombo today (29). Due to non-availability of fuel stocks, many fuel stations were seen today with long queues....

Sri Lanka's president is set to slash expenditure when he presents an interim budget . The budget is to see the crisis-ridden country through the rest of the year. However, amid discussions with the International Monetary Fund on a bailout...

India and China traded insults over their diverging interests in Sri Lanka, after a controversial Chinese scientific research ship called at the island nation despite New Delhi’s security concerns. Sri Lanka “needs support, not unwanted pressure or unnecessary controversies to...

The government should take advantage of the crisis. Do things that it could never attempt before. From addressing regressive subsidies to restructuring state-owned enterprises. Winston Churchill’s famous dictum, “Never let a good crisis go to waste,” could not be more...

District leaders of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) have been invited to Colombo today (29). The Spokesperson to SLPP MP Sanjeeva Edirimanna said that they have been invited to Colombo to discuss the upcoming political situation.

Prof. Prema-chandra Athukorala says China’s position on SL’s debt could drag negotiations for at least six monthsCites Zambia as example where debt restructuring negotiations took about 7 months to conclude as a result of China’s initial hesitancy in debt restructuring After...