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The Maligakanda Additional Magistrate on Saturday (10) ordered for the release of activist Lahiru Weerasekera, the convener of the Youth of Change organization, on 2 surety bails of  Rs. 200,000 each. Weerasekera, who was an active member of the people's...

PUCSL Chairman Janaka Ratnayake told the media that due to a lack of sufficient stocks, Sri Lanka could lose 900 MW of coal power generation. He also stated that the public may be forced to bear the consequences, such as...

The Medical Professionals Sri Lanka for System Change have demanded an immediate stop to the "continuing arrests and incarceration of peaceful activists under the guise of imaginary charges', and further appeal to the "President and his government to rethink their...

The total offerings at this week’s Colombo Tea Auction were fairly similar to last and totalled 4.2 MnKgs, which was met with good demand.   The Ex-Estate offerings too were fairly similar to last and totalled 0.5 MnKgs. The quality of...

Ms. Samantha Power, the administrative officer of the American Aid Program for International Development, arrived in the island from Katunayake Airport this morning for a three-day official visit. Four people were included in the delegation that came with her. A...

The Director of the Financial and Commercial Crime Investigation Division of Police, Mr. V. Lawrance is transferred to Police Field Force Headquarters with immediate effect by the Inspector General of Police. Mr. Lawrence is considered to be a distinguished officer...

Interuniversity Students Federation (IUSF) informs that the Attorney at Law Nuwan Bopage is invited to address the 51st session of Human Rights sessions in Geneva. Nuwan Bopage left for Geneva today (10) to attend the sessions. He would draw the...

Malini Fonseka was Sri Lanka's first actress to win an international award. After that, actresses like Anoja Weerasinghe, Neeta Fernando also won international awards. All these are old generation actresses from the 70's and 80's. Damita Abeyratne, the new generation...

Dialog Axiata, sponsor of the national team said it teamed up with Sri Lanka Telecom to launch an online portal to help fans boost the island’s team which is competing in the Asia Cup T20 finals. The portal can be...

"Our people who spend their own money and take buses on the road to Geneva"? The allegations regarding human rights can be mentioned as another most serious challenge that Sri Lanka is currently facing due to the current economic crisis....