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No ethnic conflict allowed to arise in country during past two years – President
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasised that one of the Government’s foremost objectives is to create an environment in which no community feels insecure or fearful in society because of its...


Freedom Defenders petition Public Security Ministry over lawyer Achala Senevirathne’s arrest
Civil society group Freedom Defenders – Sri Lanka has lodged a formal complaint with the Ministry of Public Security, challenging...

Parliament to debate 22nd Constitutional Amendment on Sept. 24
The proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution is scheduled to be taken up for debate in Parliament on September 24,...

Indian Defence Minister leaves after concluding Sri Lanka visit
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has left the island after concluding his official three-day visit to Sri Lanka. He had...

New Chinese envoy meets Mahinda, discusses SLPP–CPC cooperation
New Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Wei Huaxiang has met former President Mahinda Rajapaksa at his residence for discussions on...

Sumanadasa Abeygunawardena leaves CIABOC after recording three-hour statement
Former royal astrologer Sumanadasa Abeygunawardena has left the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) after recording a...
