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The Reverend Dr. Omalpe Sobitha Thero stated that human rights violations are taking place in Sri Lanka by Prevention of Terrorism Act and international intervention is needed to stop them. He also said that he has complained to the HRCSL...

G.L., who was the chairman of Podujana Peramenu, marked the first time in the history of the Ceylon Parliament that a chairman of a party crossed over to the opposition .sat in the opposition. Mr. Peiris announced today that he...

IMF mission representatives, Peter Breuer, Senior Mission Chief for Sri Lanka, and Masahiro Nozaki, Mission Chief for Sri Lanka, would like to issue the statement below, In response to media queries “The IMF Mission in Colombo has been extended by...

‘Sri Lanka is bankrupt because of the Rajapaksas’ Sri Lanka’s economic crisis is a consequence of the corruption over two Rajapaksa regimes, said former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, admitting she is “thrilled” by the aragalaya or people’s movement that overthrew...

It is reported that the party leaders' meeting, which was scheduled to be held this evening under the chairmanship of President Ranil Wickramasinghe has been cancelled. This meeting was scheduled to be held today at 5 pm. However, no specific...

Mr. Sajith Premadasa, the leader of the opposition, said that many students of the Inter-University Student Union who protested peacefully using their democratic rights have been arrested and that the government should immediately reveal the basis on which this arbitrary...

Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe should immediately end the use of draconian counterterrorism laws to target peaceful protesters and release those in custody, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities detained three student activists who participated in an August 18,...

Sri Lanka and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a preliminary agreement on an emergency loan to the crisis-hit country and a formal announcement will be made on Thursday, four sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. The...

During the budget debate held today, Samagi Jana Balawega MP Harsha De Silva stated that the implementation of the budget proposals would be problematic. The MP said that Pohottuwa will not allow the implementation of certain proposals in this budget...

The Chairman of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Professor G. L. Peiris said that multiple SLPP MPs have decided to take a seat with the opposition as an Independent Group. MPs Dullas Alahapperuma,  Attorney-at-Law Dilan Perera, Dr. Nalaka Godahewa, Professor...