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).
Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary Aruni Wijewardane will participate in the inaugural UK-Sri Lanka Strategic Dialogue at Foreign Secretary level on 18 April 2023 at the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in London.
A video circulating in Whatsapp in which SJB leader Sajith Premadasa expresses readiness to join the government has been proved to be misleading, according to independent fact checking platform factcrescendo.com.
The SLPP wants its MP Rohitha Abeygunawardena to be treated similarly, if SJB MP Rajitha Senaratne is given a ministerial portfolio in the event he joins the government.
Leader of the Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) Mano Ganesan has admitted having initiated an effort to bring the UNP and the SJB under one umbrella.
Amnesty International (AI) Asia advocacy director Carolyn Nash said that the United States needs to send a clear message to President Ranil Wickremesinghe that the proposed anti-terrorism act must be overhauled entirely or scrapped altogether.
SriLankan Airlines flight UL-605 was delayed in Melbourne, Australia for 30 hours due to a mechanical failure, adaderana.lk reports.
The “Wasath Siriya 2023” celebration for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year will take place on Saturday, April 22nd at Colombo’s Galle Face Green, the President's Media Division announced.
