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Ambassador to USA Ms. Julie Chung met representatives from the media fraternity as noted in a Twitter message by the envoy. The discussions have evolved around media freedom, expression freedom, and independent media. https://twitter.com/USAmbSL/status/1562748691781341184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1562748691781341184%7Ctwgr%5E17f377c56b991585bd588e363e704d2a8fd67816%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FUSAmbSL2Fstatus2F1562748691781341184widget%3DTweet

India on Thursday urged its nationals planning to visit Sri Lanka to exercise caution and especially called on them to consider factors like currency convertibility and the fuel situation in that country before undertaking any essential travel. "We have been...

Keila Fraser said four people in your country have abused and raped me. I went to the Tourist Police in Colombo Fort and complained about the abuse and violence, confident that they would conduct a thorough investigation and provide justice...

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), has pledged US$ 4 million in essential medical supplies to Sri Lanka, according to the President Media Division (PMD). Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who announced the pledge, stated...

Ranjan Ramanayake submits an Affidavit to court apologizing for his derogatory statements Former Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake who was charged with contempt of court and is currently serving his sentence has submitted an Affidavit seeking forgiveness for the derogatory statements he...

Antare convener Wasant Mudali has decided to give answers to the quenstions only in the court, not to the police interrogator Lawyer Nuwan Bopage stated yesterday (24) this yesterday. He mentioned this yesterday when he went to the Tangalle detention...

The members of the Professional three wheeler Workers Association staged a protest in Piliyandala town demanding 30 liters of fuel per week. They protested to the government saying that the 5 liters of fuel given to them per week is...

The Principal of a leading boys’ school in Ratnapura has been remanded after being arrested on charges of sexually abusing students, the Daily News reported. The man was arrested following an extensive investigation conducted by the National Child Protection Authority...

The employees of the Sri Lanka rupawahini Corporation have started a protest. According to the reports, the employees say that they have not been paid the salary that they are legally entitled to for this month on the scheduled date...

According to the information revealed in the reports of the three-member committee appointed by the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA), stocks of 91 types of essential medicines are said to have run out. At present, it is said that the...