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Nityananda, a self-styled godman accused of rape, is reportedly seeking political asylum in Sri Lanka. The fugitive cleric wrote a letter to Sri Lanka's President on August 7, citing his deteriorating health, according to Indian media. In the letter, Nithyananda...

A SJB Govt. will not spare looters and the robbed wealth will be brought back. The opposition leader stressed this at a gathering held today. Mr. Sajith Premadasa, the opposition leader, said that under the current government, the Rajapaksas are...

However, his return triggered calls for his arrest. Leaders of the protest campaign that toppled his government said Rajapaksa should now be brought to justice. After seven weeks, former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa finally returned to Colombo on September...

At this celebration, there was evident camaraderie between the media and the police. President Ranil Wickremasinghe, who believes that the rule of law cannot be preserved without the police and an independent judiciary, has stated that the two institutions must...

Kandasamy Gunaratnam, President of Jaffna District Bakery Owners' Cooperative Association, says that the price of bread in Jaffna will not be increased to 300 rupees and a loaf of bread will be sold at 200 rupees as before. The Chairman...

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva expressed her delight that IMF staff and Sri Lankan government officials had reached a staff-level agreement to support the country's economic policies. Recently, the Sri Lankan government and the IMF agreed to a 48-month Extended...

The police say that seven houses have been damaged in a conflict between two villages in the Point pedro area of ​​Jaffna. The clash has been on and off for four days The police have arrested two people in connection...

A protest, demanding the release of the Anthere members who were arrested under PTA organised by Inter University Bhikshu Balamandalaya.organize to A protest movement has been planned in Colombo on the 8th to demand the release of Wasantha Mudali, who...

Sri Lanka's ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who returned home after seven weeks in exile following protests over economic hardships, could face legal action over forced disappearances of activists now that he has been stripped of constitutional immunity, a lawyer said...

Analysts believe that the increase in VAT rates in Tuesday's budget will result in traders arbitrarily raising prices, and that the country needs an anti-profiteering law in this regard. The rate was reduced from 15% to 8% in December 2019,...