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His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has alleged that certain groups, in collaboration with foreign organizations, are working to promote homosexuality in Sri Lanka. He further stated that some political parties and political leaders are also involved in these activities. The...

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasuriya has launched a special program, effective yesterday (14), to identify police officers who have accumulated assets beyond their known sources of income, as well as senior officers with close ties to drug traffickers...

Opposition municipal councilors have accused the Colombo Municipal Council of being in disarray, claiming that no work appears to be taking place within the council's jurisdiction.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday strongly opposed Israel's plans to construct thousands of new settler units that would effectively split the occupied West Bank into two disconnected parts. "Our position is clear – the Israeli settlements in the West...

Attorney-at-Law Priyantha Weerasuriya, the newly appointed 37th Inspector General of Police (IGP), announced that politicians who have supported the underworld and drug traffickers have already been identified. He further stated that legal action will be taken against these individuals in...

During his visit to Sevanagala today to inquire into the issues faced by sugarcane farmers, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa was surrounded by local villagers, who presented their grievances as follows. https://www.tiktok.com/@hirunews/video/7538058000590834951?embed_source=121374463%2C121468991%2C121439635%2C121749182%2C121433650%2C121404359%2C121497414%2C121477481%2C121351166%2C121811500%2C121487028%2C121331973%2C120811592%2C120810756%2C121819198%3Bnull%3Bembed_share&refer=embed&referer_url=sinhala.mawratanews.lk%2Fexclusive%2F%25e0%25b6%2585%25e0%25b6%25b1%25e0%25b7%259a-%25e0%25b6%2585%25e0%25b6%25b4%25e0%25b7%2592%25e0%25b7%2580-%25e0%25b6%25b6%25e0%25b7%259a%25e0%25b6%25bb%25e0%25b6%259c%25e0%25b6%25b1%25e0%25b7%258a%25e0%25b6%25b1-%25e0%25b6%25b8%25e0%25b7%2584%25e0%25b6%25ad%25e0%25b7%258a%25e0%25b6%25ad%25e0%25b6%25ba%25e0%25b7%259d%2F&referer_video_id=7538058000590834951

A group, including Wasantha Mudalige and Lahiru Weerasekara, launched a protest campaign in front of the Presidential Secretariat today. A tense situation arose at the scene following the intervention of the police.

During the visit, the Minister remarked that there seemed to be no shortage of festivals taking place in the area these days. In response, the Malwatta Maha Thero commented, “But there is no work.”

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested a gunman in connection with a series of killings allegedly masterminded by former State Minister Sivanesathurai Santhrikanthan, widely known as “Pillayan.” According to police, the suspect was apprehended in the Kattankudy area of...

Report calls for structural changes, repeal of anti-terror law, and acknowledgment of past violations to ensure accountability The UN human rights office on Wednesday called on Sri Lanka's government to "seize the historic opportunity to break with entrenched impunity" and...