Police acted beyond powers & arrested journalist on duty
The Free Media Movement has charged the police had acted beyond its powers when it arrested a journalist, Dineth Kumara.
The Free Media Movement has charged the police had acted beyond its powers when it arrested a journalist, Dineth Kumara.
A proposal by the Wildlife Conservation Department to take possession of a coastline in Jaffna has raised concerns among the area’s community.
The Speaker and government MPs have raised concerns over Sri Lanka opposition leader Sajith Premadasa allegedly taking up parliament’s time during a budget debate using a special privilege afforded to him.
The Constitutional Council today (01) approved the appointment of Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon.
NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake has questioned the future functions of COPE which remains suspended by the speaker.
Pastor Jerome Fernando was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) a short while ago, police confirmed.
State Minister Diana Gamage, SJB MPs Rohana Bandara and Sujith Sanjaya Perera are to be suspended from Parliament for a month for brawling near the MPs' library.
A suspect being held in the cell of Batticaloa police has died after being beaten by fellow prisoners.
Veteran actress Leena De Silva has passed away at the age of 87, family sources said.
More than half the Sri Lankan population, or 53 per cent, believes local political forces were involved in the Easter Sunday attacks carried out in 2019, according to a survey commissioned in October by syndicated surveys.