The first phase of excavation activities at the mass grave in Sri Lanka’s main commercial port premises have come to a halt.
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) is having an internal battle for premiership even before the presidential election is held.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe highlighted that the issues in the North cannot be limited to just political problems but also require development.
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to publish the Penal Code (Amendment) Bill in the government gazette and thereafter submit it to the Parliament for approval.
Three U.S. citizens are among 37 defendants sentenced to death by a military court on Friday for their role in a May failed coup in Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Election Commission has planned a curb on social media in the 48-hour silent period before the presidential polls to prevent any campaigning and mud-slinging.
Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers has decided to lift all vehicle import restrictions by February 2025, according to Foreign Minister Ali Sabry.
Excavations at a gravesite at Colombo Port have come to a temporary halt with skeletal remains of two persons already unearthed.
Pointing to approaching presidential and parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka later this year, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said the newly elected administration must commit to the concrete transformational changes needed to ensure accountability, justice and reconciliation.
