Police said 83 members of the Socialist Youth Union were arrested after dispersing an unlawful procession it had held near Lipton Circus in Colombo yesterday afternoon (24).
A senior teacher trade unionist, Renuka Maliyagoda, is presently under interrogation at the Colombo Crime Division at Dematagoda.
In a measure to revive the night economy in Sri Lanka, State Tourism Minister Diana Gamage ceremonially inaugurated the 'Colombo Street Food Festival' at the Dutch Hospital premises in Fort last night with the participation of over 5,000 people.
The newest political grouping in Sri Lanka, the Liberal Democratic Movement (LDM), has held an inaugural awareness event for professionals at its headquarters.
A remembrance event has taken place for 31 Tamil civilians who were murdered 32 years ago in Batticaloa blamed on the military.
Saudi Arabia’s 92nd national day was celebrated in Colombo yesterday (23) at a gala event at Shangri-La Hotel.
The World Broadcasting Unions (WBU) has condemned an attack on journalists of MTV Channel (Pvt) Ltd by Sri Lanka police and security personnel on July 09.
Several areas in Colombo district have been declared high-security zones (HSZs) by president Ranil Wickremesinghe.
A member of the Inter University Students’ Federation, Ven. Tissapura Siri Sumedha Thera, has been summoned to the counterterrorism investigation division today (23), says Journalists for Democracy – Sri Lanka.
The second oldest inmate at Dehiwala National Zoo, a 79-year-old elephant named Bandula, died in the early hours of this morning (23).
