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Sri Lanka will not accept any international investigation imposed by the U.N. Human Rights Council into alleged rights abuses during the country's long civil war, an official said Monday. Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Sabry said the government is willing to...

Dasun Shanaka’s new captaincy record is highlighted by the win against Afghanistan on Saturday. Dasun Shanaka has now become the Sri Lankan captain with the most T20I wins. Dasun Shanaka has captained Sri Lanka 31 times in T20 internationals and managed...

Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka says that there is a possibility Dhananjaya de Silva could play in place of Charith Asalanka against India. “It’s not finalized yet but there is a possibility” Dasun Shanaka said. https://twitter.com/CricWireLK/status/1566780578757857280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1566780578757857280%7Ctwgr%5Ed3e1df1f5ab1e505bb6692c2f9f6599c7d6c79d7%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newswire.lk%2F2022%2F09%2F05%2Fwill-sri-lanka-replace-charith-salanka-with-dds-dasun-replies%2F

Mr. Pubudu Jagoda, Secretary of Education of the peratugami Socialist Party, said that two telephone companies have given the mobile phone information of individuals to other parties without a court order. He pointed out that he is looking forward to...

Central Bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe stated that it was not Sri Lankan policy to inform parliament of upcoming IMF programmes in advance. Similarly, lawmakers would only be informed of upcoming tax changes prior to their implementation. Sri Lanka's intermediate regime...

Two years have passed since I went to Jaffna. I realized that no matter how bright the sun is, it has a strange charm. Needless to say, the harmony of my Tamil friends, who did not know a single word...

According to a statement released by the Commonwealth Lawyers Association, the group has been keeping a close eye on the unfolding crises in Sri Lanka and the rule of law issues that have arisen as a result. The group goes...

Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Ali Sabry said on Monday that the country anticipates fewer votes in the event of a resolution that is not agreed upon with core-sponsors in the upcoming United Nations Human Rights council (UNHRC) due to a...

Donald Trump lashed out at Fox News and Karl Rove after Rove critiqued his handling of documents.Trump also said he would support CNN if the network decided to take a conservative approach.Recent exits at CNN suggest the network is trying...

The Israel Defense Forces have ​admitted for the first time that there is a "high possibility" Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot and killed by Israeli fire while covering an Israeli military operation in Jenin in May, the IDF...