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Following concerns expressed by Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer/questioning (LGBTIQ) persons, President Ranil Wickremasinghe yesterday (7) issued a gazette removing Sections 365 and 365 A of the Penal Code from the emergency regulations that were gazetted by him...

The opposition leader, Lakshman Kiriella, stated that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has requested that 40 state institutions be privatised as a condition for lending money to Sri Lanka, which is in a financial crisis. According to Lankadeepa, MP Kiriella...

A news has been reported from Tamil Nadu that a temple which served as a Hindu temple for hundreds of years has been declared a Buddhist temple. It is the Thalavetti Muniappam Temple located in the state of Tamil Nadu....

The March 12 movement says that what the country needs at this moment is not an all-party government, but an all-party program. Its convener Rohana Hettiarachchi said that the aim of the all-party program should be to provide quick solutions...

President Ranil Wickramasinghe says that this is the country's last chance to recover from its economic downturn and that everyone must work together to achieve that goal. On Saturday, he made these remarks while visiting the Dharma Vijayaloka Temple in...

Various ministers from various parties are making statements about the formation of an all-party government these days. The following are some of the MPs' statements about the all-party government.

Ten members of Sri Lanka's Commonwealth Games contingent in Birmingham have gone missing in an apparent attempt to remain in the country, a top sports official from the island nation told AFP on Sunday. The nine athletes and a manager...

According to media reports, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has made partial payments for two fuel shipments that are expected to arrive in Sri Lanka within 10 days. One of the two shipments, carrying 31,000 MT of petrol, is expected...

The Japanese International Corporation Agency (JICA)-funded expansion of Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) has been temporarily halted due to the government's inability to repay the loan. The project has recently sparked controversy due to allegations that a minister was involved in...

As per some Sri Lankan media reports, President Ranil Wickremesinghe held a closed-door meeting with China’s Ambassador Qi Zhenhong after Colombo sought a deferment of the planned docking China’s embassy has sought an urgent meeting with senior Sri Lankan authorities...