A longtime Tamil human rights campaigner active in the south has assumed office as a member of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC).
Northern province governor Jeevan Thiagaraja has faced a strong public outcry when he spoke in support of military acquisition of private land in the province.
The 70th anniversary of the launch of the binational Fulbright exchange program between Sri Lanka and the United States was celebrated by the U.S. - Sri Lanka Fulbright Commission on November 16 under the patronage of President Ranil Wickremesinghe and U.S. Ambassador Julie Chung.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed relevant officials to immediately take measures to implement the Singapore-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka has been granted bail on sexual assault charges in Australia.
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Sri Lanka Army continues with their obstruction in the North and East where Tamils are clearing the graveyards of the LTTE war dead.
The government’s invitation to Tamil parties for talks is only an attempt to claim political stability with the intention of securing the IMF loan, TNPF leader Gajendra Kumar Ponnambalam has charged.
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has stressed to the Education Ministry the need to raise awareness among all schools about its circular on maintaining discipline in schools.
Human rights activists have asked foreign missions in Sri Lanka to exert pressure on the government against a further detention of two student activists under the PTA.
Proposals for economic reforms in budget 2023 should be put into practice despite any difficulties in order to gain long-term stability in the economy, said Central Bank (CBSL) governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe.
