Possibility of Emergency Regulations being lifted
During a meeting with a group of foreign diplomats, President Maithripala Sirisena has said that he is hopeful that the Emergency Regulations will be lifted within the next month. Read More »
Veteran actor passes away
Sri Lankan veteran actor Gamini Hettiarachchi has passed away at the age of 68, earlier today (27). Read More »
TID to grill copper factory employees
Eight employees of a copper factory in Wellampitiya, who had earlier been arrested but were later released on bail, were today ordered to appear before the Terrorism Investigations Division (TID) from Read More »
Minimum room rate on Colombo hotels removed
Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority has decided to remove the minimum room rate (MRR) imposed on Colombo City Hotels effective immediately. Read More »
Prof, Wijesuriya summoned over Contempt of Court
It was reported that Prof. Sarath Wijesuriya has been summoned over a Contempt of Court charge. Read More »
President strives for populist vote
President Maithripala Sirisena was in the news this past week, once again, for all the wrong reasons. Less than a week after the annual Vesak day presidential pardons which are handed out to individua Read More »
Christchurch Call: Timely action or strategic vagueness?
On 15 March 2019, the mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, killed 50 innocent worshippers and injured 50 more. The gunman – a 28-year-old Australian man, known to be a white supremacist... Read More »