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Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka had visited the Kollupitiya Police to inquire about the arrest of activist leaders such as Rathindu Senaratne (Ratta) and Gayan Manjula. Mr. Fonseka had also taken steps to consult with their family members about the upcoming...

Kappitiyagoda Siriwimala Nayaka Thero, the head of the Rajopavanaramadhika of Gatambe, has sent a letter to President Ranil Vitramasinghe, asking him to secure the protection and rights of former President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa. In his letter, he requested to create an...

Mr. Dullas Alahaperuma made some revealing remarks yesterday during a television discussion with the Derana 360 programme (1). He made some remarks about the country's political situation, where people are eagerly awaiting a major change in the system; his phone...

The police have started an initial investigation into an incident where a star hotel in Colombo allegedly provided food to the activists since the beginning of the Galle face struggle. The police also said that they have received information that...

When Sri Lanka’s president resigned just days after protesters swarmed into his palace, some swimming gleefully in his pool it was a victory after months of protesting over the country’s economic crisis. But that feeling was short-lived, engineer-turned-activist Nuzly Hameem told...

Yuan Wang 5, a Chinese vessel involved in space and satellite tracking, will dock at Sri Lanka’s southern Hambantota Port from August 11 to 17. India has raised the  scheduled visit of a Chinese research vessel to a Sri Lankan...

Former NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya on Sunday said it would be 'silly' to compare the economic situation of Sri Lanka with India.However, lessons can be learnt from the economic crisis in the island nation. Mr Panagariya, in an interview...

Debate within the protest movement on wrapping up the seafront camp was triggered by a violent crackdown by security forces 10 days ago.The mainly youth-led protest movement in crisis-hit Sri Lanka is divided on whether to withdraw from a sea-facing...

The Travel Ban on Former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa was extended to the 4th of August. The order was made by a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya....

Yesterday afternoon, a special police team arrested the person who entered the premises for the first time when the activists stormed the Fort President's Secretariat on July 9, provoking the crowd and breaking the security fence. The police also said...