The National Secretariat for Nongovernmental Organizations has updated its procedure to provide visa recommendations for expatriate workers in registered NGOs.
Pivithuru Hela Urumaya leader Udaya Gammanpila wants the introduction of a collective programme as a precursor to the formation of a national government.
Leader of the Tamil Progressive Alliance Mano Ganesan MP claims a plan by president Ranil Wickremesinghe to invite all lawmakers to form a national government.
A seven-hour hunger-strike in Jaffna has marked the beginning of a campaign, described by organizers, as one to prevent invasions by the state to change the racial and religious heritage of the northeastern Tamils.
The Catholic Church is planning a human chain on April 21 to mark the fourth anniversary of the Easter Sunday terror attacks.
The constitutionality of the private member’s bill submitted to parliament seeking to amend the penal code with the aim of protecting the LGBTQI community has been challenged before the Supreme Court through a special determination petition.
Carmi Karunanayake, the beloved mother of former finance minister Ravi Karunanayake, passed away today (17), aged 82.
The local government polls should precede the presidential election, stresses constitutional expert Prof. G.L. Peiris.
(The Hindu) - Despite possessing enviable social indicators at the time of Independence in 1948, Sri Lanka, at 75, is a “failed state”, former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga said on Sunday.
The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI), its constituents and affiliated organisations have expressed grave concern over the proposed ‘Anti–Terrorism Act’ (ATA) published on 22 March 2023 (Gazette notification dated 17 March 2023), drafted to replace the Prevention of Terrorism Act (Temporary Provisions) Act No. 48 of 1979 (PTA).
