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Those detained after the recent protests were beaten up in police custody According to the President of the Committee for the Protection of Prisoners' Rights (CPRP), attorney at law Senaka Perera, there have been increasing complaints that police are abusing...

Former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal issued a media briefing about the charges leveled against him in court through his lawyers. His media statement is given below Media release by former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal on 25th...

Sri Lankans in Australia are sending groceries to desperate family members back homeSome expats are worried the country's new president may resort to heavy-handed tactics to quell protestsOthers have told the ABC they believe Ranil Wickremesinghe should be given a...

The travel ban imposed on former Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal has been extended. The travel ban was extended today by the Colombo Magistrate's Court until October 26th, 2022. The court initially issued an order...

The pandemic and past war debts have left the economy in tatters Sri Lanka’s legislators named Ranil Wickremesinghe to complete the term of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa after protesters stormed the presidential palace last week. On Friday, police launched a surprise...

A human rights group said Sunday it had filed a criminal complaint with Singapore’s attorney general to seek the arrest of Sri Lanka’s former president for alleged war crimes during his country’s civil war. Gotabaya Rajapaksa was ousted from office...

Former Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya emphasizes that the mandate granted in both the previous presidential election and the parliamentary general election has been revoked. A parliamentary election to find a new government is urgently needed. He argues that if democratic...

Former Minister of Finance and Justice MP Ali Sabri was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs to support President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country, according to Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Member of Parliament M.A. Sumanthiran explains. Mr. Ali Sabri...

All departments in the President's Office will resume operations today (25). As a result of the # GotaGoGama protests, the President's office was closed and operations were halted. However, the President's Office renovations and investigations are still ongoing.

The pilot project of issuing fuel via QR codes at five locations has not been implemented. Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera stated in a tweet that the reasons for not implementing the QR code system were non-delivery of orders, delays in...